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Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. Snakes were symbols of royalty.
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Title: Faience amulet of a erect uraeus cobra
Period: Late Dynastic–Ptolemaic
Date: 664–30 BCE
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H.: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Faience, Gold and Silver
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.4508
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