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- CollectionEgypt
- Inventory numberE.00737
- TitleModel of a snake
- CultureEgyptian
- Date1545 BC - 1291 BC
- Period18th dynasty(Egypt > New Kingdom)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 7,3 cm, 5,5 cm, 2,1 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameModelGeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
Place of discovery:Deir el-BahariGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > Egypt > Upper Egypt (region) > Luxor (governorate)MaterialLimestoneMaterial > Stone
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This limestone object is a sculptor's model. It was discovered in the excavations of E. Naville in the temple of Mentuhotep at Deir el-Bahari and depicts a snake in the distinct shape of the uraeus. It could possibly be the goddess Meretseger, patron saint of the Theban necropolis. She was worshipped together with the god Ptah in a sanctuary carved into the rock not far from the Valley of the Queens.
Excavation: Naville 1903-1904
