Uraeus in white crown

Uraeus in white crown

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This wooden uraeus (hooding cobra) wears the white crown associated with the south of Egypt. A dowel hole in the back, at the bottom of the snake's body, indicates that it was once attached to something else, most likely a piece of funerary furniture. The purpose of the loop of papyrus cord found around the neck is unknown; this may simply be accidental, as it was found in an embalming cache, mixed in with a great deal of used mummification material.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.