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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian; Ptolemaic Period
Title:Fragment of cartonnage with cobra-headed divinity
Date Made:305-30 BCE
Materials:Pigment, substrate, cloth
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:Overall: 5 in x 2 9/16 in x 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 6.5 cm x .3 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2005.19.8
Credit Line:Gift of Jean Lewis Keith
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Cobra-headed divinity wearing crown of Upper Egypt. In front, a divine scepter (symbolizing “power”). Decorative border. Crown yellow, markings on cobra yellow and blue, scepter pale green. White background.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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