Snake sarcophagus, Snakes; Atum mythology ; Renenutet mythology . Reliquary-sarcophagus in the form of a snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular base—probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A small sculpture sits on a square stone base, showing a dark greenish, weathered metal object with a hollow rectangular opening and a vertical, irregular protrusion rising from its top; the base is a creamy beige stone with marbled veins and a few darker brown streaks, and the scene is set against
GLIX-115-3EC7H23
Magyarország
Kollekció
GLIX Prime
Novel Use
Fotós / Szerző
Penta Springs, Geo Naturalis
Leírás
Snake sarcophagus, Snakes; Atum mythology ; Renenutet mythology . Reliquary-sarcophagus in the form of a snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular base—probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A small sculpture sits on a square stone base, showing a dark greenish, weathered metal object with a hollow rectangular opening and a vertical, irregular protrusion rising from its top; the base is a creamy beige stone with marbled veins and a few darker brown streaks, and the scene is set against