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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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