Hairpin Decorated with a Cobra
Unknown Artist
ca. 1783–1640 B.C.
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
l. 14 cm (5 1/2 in)
Classification
Hair pin, ivory, cobra, uraeus, sun disk
Period
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.1297
Tags
Snakes