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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Cobra Head
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Cobra Head

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date1539-1077 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineMohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Dimensions1 3/8 x 5/8 in. (3.5 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2004.051.004
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, May 24, 2013 - March 30, 2015
Published ReferencesPharaoh's Creatures: Animals from Ancient Egypt (London: Rupert Wace Ancient Art Ltd., 2004), number 58.
ProvenanceEx private collection, United Kingdom. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art