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Uraeus
7th-late 1st century BCE (Late Period)
bronze
The uraeus (cobra) is upright and wears the crown of Upper Egypt with two ostrich feathers.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Mit Rahina (Memphis), Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/15/1959 | Examination | survey |
| 12/6/1963 | Examination | examined for technical study |
| 4/6/1964 | Treatment | examined for condition; cleaned; other |
| 4/6/1964 | Treatment | other |
Measurements
Overall: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2122