Uraeus
Description
Headdress attachment, Uraeus. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, ca. 945–712 BCE. Gold, electrum. as mounted: L. 29.5 × W. 6.1 × Th. 1.0 cm (11 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in.). Possibly from: Tanis (San el-Hagar), Eastern Delta. Subject: Snakes. Credit: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1950.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a gold-colored ureaus/serpent-form ornament with a raised hood and a dark, segmented body, mounted upright on a rod.
A single cobra/uraeus figure is depicted frontally. The hood is expanded, with a distinct outline and a rounded crown-like top. The body runs vertically down the center with closely spaced, ladder-like dark markings/segments. The head is not fully detailed due to the angle and lighting, but the serpent hood and raised posture are clear. The artifact appears to be hollow or made in multiple parts, with small dark areas or inlays along the body and hood. There is a dark, irregular base/attachment area where it is mounted onto a modern display support/rod. No hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235367 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 50.198.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546039 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.