Snake sarcophagus, snakes, Atum mythology, Renenutet mythology, reliquaries, sacred animals. Snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus; probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A small sculpture of a bird perched on a rectangular block sits atop a cubic pedestal; the bird and block are dark green with darker mottled areas and a rough, weathered texture, while the pedestal is a warm yellow-beige marble with lighter and darker veining and a smooth, polished surface.
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Snake sarcophagus, snakes, Atum mythology, Renenutet mythology, reliquaries, sacred animals. Snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus; probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A small sculpture of a bird perched on a rectangular block sits atop a cubic pedestal; the bird and block are dark green with darker mottled areas and a rough, weathered texture, while the pedestal is a warm yellow-beige marble with lighter and darker veining and a smooth, polished surface.

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Snake sarcophagus snakes Atum mythology Renenutet mythology reliquaries sacred animals Snake raised head coils rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus cobra Renenutet also Atum 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Figurine height 3.3 cm width 5.5 cm depth 5 cm small sculpture bird perched rectangular block sits atop cubic pedestal bird block dark green darker mottled areas rough weathered texture pedestal warm yellow-beige marble lighter darker veining smooth polished surface.

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