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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE URAEUS browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Egyptian:Bronze: Pre AD 1000: Item # 767945
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| An erect detailed bronze cobra figure in a striking position. Probably from a crown. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 1 1/4 inches high. Intact. Mounted. From an old New Jersey collection. The uraeus appears as a symbol worn on the crown or headdress of royalty or a deity. It is used as a protective symbol, the Egyptians believed that the cobra would spit fire at any approaching enemies. | ||
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