Hairpin Decorated with a Cobra
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
This ivory hair pin is decorated with the image of a uraeus cobra wearing a sun disk on its head. The snake is shown with its hood open, ready to strike. Its tail is coiled around the end of the pin.
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