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ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Two Cobras with Sun Disks

Possible OriginThebes, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 1/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in., 25 g (5.3 x 3.6 x 1 cm, 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.915
Label TextThis plaque was once inlaid with colored stone or glass. It depicts two rearing cobras with sun disks on their heads. One similar excavated example came from the falcon catacombs in north Saqqara, dated to the first half of the fourth century BCE.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 46.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art