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ECM.175-2010

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Object number

ECM.175-2010

Object type

Identification

Description

serpent of Atum

Description

Dimensions

Height: 4.5cm
Width: 1.2cm

Material

Metal
bronze

Physical description

Serpent of Atum, rearing human head wearing tripartite wig surmounted by double crown, deep undulating eel's body. Two tenons beneath, at level of head and centre of body, for attachment to a coffin containing a sacred eel

History and association

Associated person

Field collection

Collection place

Egypt
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