A MOTTLED BROWN GLASS SNAKE HEAD, the glass simulating the skin of a snake, with red inlaid eye (one missing), the neck undulating below the head, with the truncated body pierced for attachment

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A MOTTLED BROWN GLASS SNAKE HEAD, the glass simulating the skin of a snake, with red inlaid eye (one missing), the neck undulating below the head, with the truncated body pierced for attachment
New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.) or later
2in. (5.1cm.) long

Lot Essay

Similar pieces in cornelian or jasper are known from the New Kingdom, cf. C. Andrews Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, pl. 32d "cornelian snake's head to give refreshment to the throat"

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