Relief Fragment of a Human-headed Cobra
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.
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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
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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