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| Keywords: Egyptian - Neheb-kau - Walters 481615 - Back.jpg The serpent-god Neheb-kau was one of 42 judges the deceased encountered in the underworld according to the funerary text known as The Book of the Dead Neheb-kau identified with invincible living power provided nourishment to the dead; he was also identified as a manifestation of the creator god Atum This representation has a human body with a serpent head and tail The knees are flexed and the hands at the mouth between 1070 730 BC Third Intermediate Egyptian faience with pale green glaze cm 3 4 0 92 1 91 accession number 48 1615 19900 Sheik Ismael date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Nehebkau Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
