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Top of a staff with uraeus
Egyptian
Late–Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)
760–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.258
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTop of a bronze staff, surmounted by a uraeus. The staff is broken and repaired at the base of the uraeus. The surface is corroded.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)