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Nehebkau (snake deity) holding a wedjat eye

Nehebkau (snake deity) holding a wedjat eye. Dimensions: H. 3.8 × W. 0.8 × D. 1 cm (1 1/2 × 5/16 × 3/8 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The small, finely detailed amulets 10.130.2439-.2445 are all made of wood. Wooden amulets are often gilded, but the only remaining gilding is on the goddess's sun disk (10.130.2443)..
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Title: Nehebkau (snake deity) holding a wedjat eye
Caption: Nehebkau (snake deity) holding a wedjat eye. Dimensions: H. 3.8 × W. 0.8 × D. 1 cm (1 1/2 × 5/16 × 3/8 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The small, finely detailed amulets 10.130.2439-.2445 are all made of wood. Wooden amulets are often gilded, but the only remaining gilding is on the goddess's sun disk (10.130.2443)..
Technique/material: wood
Period: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2933 × 4400 px | 36.9 MB
Print size: 24.8 × 37.3 cm | 1154.7 × 1732.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AFRICA • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FIGURINES • FROM EGYPT • LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SCULPTURE • STATUES • WOOD