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Frieze of uraeus serpents with raised heads

1479–1425 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueQuartzite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 11 x 19 x 6 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly Simpson
Accession number1979.209
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceBy 1979: with Nicoloas Koutoulakis, Geneva; purchased by the MFA from N. Koutoulakis May 16, 1979.
(Accession Date: May 16, 1979)
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Half a brick
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Funerary stele
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Rosette inlay
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