Snake sarcophagus; Snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus—probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Earthenware figurine reliquary/sarcophagus. Height 3.3 cm; width 5.5 cm; depth 5 cm., A small dark greenish object with a rough, weathered surface sits atop a yellow-beige rectangular block of stone with lighter and darker marbling; the green object has an irregular hollow opening on one side and a raised, elongated form on top that curves upward, with visible texture and slight variations of darker and lighter green.
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Snake sarcophagus; Snake with raised head, coils on a rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus—probably the cobra Renenutet, although it may also be Atum. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Earthenware figurine reliquary/sarcophagus. Height 3.3 cm; width 5.5 cm; depth 5 cm., A small dark greenish object with a rough, weathered surface sits atop a yellow-beige rectangular block of stone with lighter and darker marbling; the green object has an irregular hollow opening on one side and a raised, elongated form on top that curves upward, with visible texture and slight variations of darker and lighter green.

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Snake sarcophagus Snake raised head coils rectangular reliquary-sarcophagus cobra Renenutet also Atum Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Earthenware figurine reliquary sarcophagus Height 3.3 cm width 5.5 cm depth 5 cm small dark greenish object rough weathered surface sits atop yellow-beige rectangular block stone lighter darker marbling green object irregular hollow opening side raised elongated form top curves upward visible texture slight variations darker lighter green.

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