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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Head of the God Atum from a Serpent Coffin
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Head of the God Atum from a Serpent Coffin

Place FoundDeir el-Bahri, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions4 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in. (11.4 x 4 x 2.2 cm)
Object number2008.042.002
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, 2009 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, July 17, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's New York, Antiquities (June 5, 2008), 112, number 104.
ProvenanceEx coll. Philip E. Mitry (1896-1981), Cairo, Egypt and Castro Valley, California. Ex coll. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Erickson, New York, acquired from Mitry, 1967. Thence by descent. Purchased by MCCM from Sotheby's New York, June 5, 2008, lot 104 (part).
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art