Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra

332 B.C.E.–100 C.E.

Caption

Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra, 332 B.C.E.–100 C.E.. Limestone (?), 2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.8 × 6.5 × 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.109.

Title

Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra

Date

332 B.C.E.–100 C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Abu Shanab, Egypt

Medium

Limestone (?)

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.8 × 6.5 × 4.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.109

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