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Serpent

Serpent
 Ptolemaic Period 332 BCE-30 BCE

Medium
faience, turquoise glaze with black details
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience, turquoise glaze with black details
Measurements
0.6 × 2.3 × 4.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D345-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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