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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Uraeus
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Uraeus

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date167-30 BCE
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 2 1/8 in., 30 g (13.5 x 3.2 x 5.4 cm, 1 1/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.125
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, Objets de Fouille et de Haute Curiosite Monnaies Antiques de Bronze, Argent et Or (1er Decembre 1973), lot 87.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes du Prado, Marseille, France, December 1, 1973, lot 87. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art