SERPENT MUMMY

 

SERPENT MUMMY 

The mummified remains of a large serpent, the bandages are loose and discoloured. The mummy lies in a coiled position.
Several important deities were represented by the serpent, notably the cobra goddess of the Delta, Wadjet, on the Uraeus, Meretseger, of the Theban Necropolis and Apophis.

late period/ptolemaic

From the private collection of Joseph Mayer, given to the museum in 1867. See for more information object M13519, Object's History.

Inventory number M13637

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM

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