Snake sarcophagus, snakes; possibly representing the cobra Renenutet may also be Atum; reliquary-sarcophagus with snake with raised head coiled on a rectangular sarcophagus; Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC; figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A rectangular dark greenish object with a rough textured surface rests on a smooth rectangular base that is a pale yellow with slightly darker marbling; on the top of the dark object a sculpted form resembling a coiled, sinuous shape with a rounded thicker end sits, showing subtle surface patterns and variations in green and darker tones, and the background is a light neutral gray.
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Snake sarcophagus, snakes; possibly representing the cobra Renenutet may also be Atum; reliquary-sarcophagus with snake with raised head coiled on a rectangular sarcophagus; Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC; figurine; height 3.3 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 5 cm., A rectangular dark greenish object with a rough textured surface rests on a smooth rectangular base that is a pale yellow with slightly darker marbling; on the top of the dark object a sculpted form resembling a coiled, sinuous shape with a rounded thicker end sits, showing subtle surface patterns and variations in green and darker tones, and the background is a light neutral gray.

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Snake sarcophagus snakes representing cobra Renenutet also Atum reliquary-sarcophagus snake raised head coiled rectangular sarcophagus Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc figurine height 3.3 cm width 5.5 cm depth 5 cm rectangular dark greenish object rough textured surface rests smooth rectangular base pale yellow slightly darker marbling top dark object sculpted form resembling coiled sinuous shape rounded thicker sits showing subtle surface patterns variations green darker tones background light neutral gray.

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