Ancient Egyptian double uraeus from Saqqara

A copper alloy double uraeus. The cobras are split into six sections, there is yellow inlay in two sections, the inlay is missing from the others. Both have a sun on their heads which are inlaid with blue. There is a loop with a hole at the top for suspension.

Ancient Egyptian double uraeus from Saqqara

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.214.3
  • Material: copper alloy
  • Object name: double uraeus
  • Dimensions: Length: 69mm , Width: 39mm , Depth: 16mm
  • Site: Saqqara
  • Latitude: 29.871111
  • Longitude: 31.216389