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Description: | Faience uraeus serpent amulet on rectangular base. 4.2cm high. Loop on back for suspension. The uraeus was the emblem of royalty. It also represented regeneration due to the shedding of its skin. Donated by University of Wales, Aberystwyth. For more information on the uraeus amulet see Lacovara et al 2001, 'The Collector's Eye....' p159. Late Period (343 - 664 BC). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | 343 B.C.-643 B.C.
Late Period | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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