Ancient Egyptian snake reliquary

Copper alloy snake reliquary. Small rectangular cuboid, open at one end with linen wrappings visible. The top of the box has a suspension loop in each diagonally opposite corner and a model of a snake coiled in a figure of eight.

Ancient Egyptian snake reliquary

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.217.6
  • Material: copper alloy linen
  • Object name: snake reliquary
  • Dimensions: Length: 47mm , Width: 26mm , Depth: 20mm