Statue of a cobra
- Accession Number
- EC455
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Animals case
- Object Type
- Religious or cult object, Shrine
- Periods
- Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Wood
- Measurements
- Height: 173mm | Width: 47mm | Depth: 25mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Snake
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Licensing details
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- Description
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A wooden cobra with a sun disc on its head, possibly originating from a shrine. It has black painted decoration on the front. It dates from the Late to Graeco-Roman period.
- Other Identity
- 151 (?)
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 23 Oct 2020