Photo of collection object Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra
Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra, 332 B.C.E.-100 C.E.. Limestone (?), 2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.8 × 6.5 × 4.2 cm). Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.109. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra

332 B.C.E.-100 C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Limestone (?)
Medium
limestone
Locations
Possible place made: Abu Shanab, Egypt
Period
Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period
Dimensions
2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.8 × 6.5 × 4.2 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
16.109
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
This item is not on view
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