Snake Coffin
664–30 B.C.E.
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Object Label
A cobra with a man’s head represented the creator god Atum. This deity swam in the primeval waters that existed before the earth came into being. He was therefore associated with the creation of the world, which in Egyptian thought reoccurred every day.
Caption
Snake Coffin, 664–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 22 in. (14.6 x 4.8 x 55.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.624. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))
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Title
Snake Coffin
Date
664–30 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 26, or later
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 22 in. (14.6 x 4.8 x 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
36.624
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