Title: Cobra head
Object type: Cobra, head, uraeus (?), architectural (?)
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 2.7 × W. 3.2 × L. 4.8 cm (1 1/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten) Great Temple of the Aten pit outside southern wall Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Snakes