Fragment de statuette de serpent
Description
statuette en métal cuivreux ; "Cobra dressé la gorge dilatée. Aucun décor, seuls les yeux globuleux sont représentés. Ce serpent femelle dressé au front des dieux et des pharaons est la déesse incarnant l'oeil de Ré, appelé uraeus, nom latin dérivé de l'égyptien iaret "le serpent femelle". La déesse cobra est aussi la déesse Ouadjet qui préside à la ville de Bouto dans le Delta. Elle est protectrice de la couronne rouge du Nord. Il existe d'autres déesses serpent : Merseger, déesse funéraire de la nécropole de Thèbes et Renoutet, déesse des moissons" (Affholder-Gérard et Cornic, 1990)
Subject depicted
représentation animalière (serpent, cobra)
About this work
The artwork titled "Fragment de statuette de serpent", attributed to anonyme, is preserved at musée Pincé. Referenced in the Joconde database, this work contributes to the national artistic heritage preserved in labeled museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: archéologie, égyptien, croyances - coutumes, sculpture. It was created using the following materials and techniques: métal cuivreux. Its period of creation is identified as: 2nd half 8th Century av JC;7th Century av JC;6th Century av JC;5th Century av JC;4th Century av JC.
The Conserving Museum
"Fragment de statuette de serpent" is preserved at musée Pincé, an institution bearing the « Musée de France » label. This label ensures that the collections are managed rigorously in terms of conservation, inventory, and public accessibility.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
Fragment de statuette de serpent est une oeuvre de anonyme, conservée au musée Pincé. Le procédé technique employé est métal cuivreux. Dimensions : Hauteur avec socle en cm 10 ; Largeur avec socle en cm 5 ; Profondeur avec socle en cm 5 ; Poids en kg. 0.173. Le sujet représenté est : représentation animalière (serpent, cobra). L'oeuvre appartient à la 2e moitié 8e siècle av JC;7e siècle av JC;6e siècle av JC;5e siècle av JC;4e siècle av JC.
Creation context
Fragment de statuette de serpent prend forme dans l'atelier de anonyme en pleine 2e moitié 8e siècle av JC;7e siècle av JC;6e siècle av JC;5e siècle av JC;4e siècle av JC, à un moment où les artistes redéfinissent les frontières de leur art. Les circonstances de sa création, profondément liées à son époque, confèrent à cette œuvre du musée Pincé une résonance historique considérable qui dépasse le cadre purement esthétique.
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