Uraeus Serpent Egypt New Kingdom - Third Intermediate Period 18th-21st Dynasty 1550-945 BCE Bronze inlaid with glass

The Uraeus, an upright form of an Egyptian cobra, is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet, who was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and who often was depicted as a cobra. The center of her cult was in Per-Wadjet, later called Buto by the Greeks. She became the patroness of the Nile Delta and the protector of all of Lower Egypt. The pharaohs wore the Uraeus as a head ornament: either with the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling the head; this indicated Wadjet's protection and reinforced the pharaoh's claim over the land. In whatever manner that the Uraeus was displayed upon the pharaoh's head, it was, in effect, part of the pharaoh's crown. The pharaoh was recognized only by wearing the Uraeus, which conveyed legitimacy to the ruler. There is evidence for this tradition even in the Old Kingdom during the third millennium BCE.

Photographed at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Taken on: May 21, 2015

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ150, f/3.5, 1/15 sec, 18.2mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	18.2mm
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