grandegyptianmuseum:Golden Uraeus of Senusret IIThe rearing cobra, known as a Uraeus, was a symb
grandegyptianmuseum: Golden Uraeus of Senusret II The rearing cobra, known as a Uraeus, was a symbol of royalty, worn at the forehead. The Golden Uraeus is of solid gold, 6.7 cm (2.6 in), black eyes of granite, a snake head of deep ultramarine lapis lazuli, the flared cobra hood of dark carnelian inlays, and inlays of amazonite. For mounting on the pharaoh’s crown, two loops in the rear-supporting tail of the cobra provide the attachment points. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, 1991-1803 BC. From the Pyramid of Senusret II at Lahun. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. -- source link