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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Snake with the Head of Atum
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

Snake with the Head of Atum

Place CreatedHeliopolis, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Date1539-1292 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 7/16 x 5/8 x 1 in., 30 g (3.7 x 1.6 x 2.5 cm, 1 1/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.658
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (25 Avril 1974), lot 60.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, April 25, 1974, lot 60. 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