Title: Relief fragment with a cobra on the royal head
Object type: Relief, cobra, royal head
Date: ca. 2020–2000 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, later
Medium: Painted indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Mentuhotep II  Egyptian Exploration Fund excavations, 1905 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Snakes