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Snake Figurine with Tenon Under its BellyLate Period - Ptolemaic Period (664 - 332 BCE)

Not on view
Small corroded bronze rod, possibly a pin or fastener, with a hooked animal-head terminal and a downward peg, covered in turquoise-green verdigris patina
Title
Snake Figurine with Tenon Under its Belly
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Period - Ptolemaic Period (664 - 332 BCE)
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm.); Length: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.110
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art