File:Green glazed cobra amulet HARGM7405.JPG
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Green glazed Cobra amulet ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Author |
Staff or representatives of Harrogate Museums and Arts service |
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Title |
Green glazed Cobra amulet |
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Description |
Faience green glazed Cobra amulet originally from a necklace. in the form a of rearing cobra, with a loop for the necklace to pass through. Green glazed Cobra or Uraeus Amulet (New Kingdom onwards). The cobra was associated with many gods and goddesses including Maat, Neith and Re as well as symbolising Southern Egypt, the sun and the king. The cobra was also called 'Weret Hekau', 'The Great Enchantress' who could assume the form of a human-headed cobra. The cobra also appeared in funerary imagery, for example as a fire spitting guardian within the Book of Gates, protecting each 'hour' of the underworld. |
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Medium | glazed ceramic | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 3 cm (1.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,3U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q7374742 |
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Current location |
Egyptology |
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Accession number |
HARGM : 7405 |
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Credit line | Courtesy of Harrogate Museums and Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Camera manufacturer | FUJIFILM |
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Camera model | FinePixS2Pro |
Exposure time | 1/125 sec (0.008) |
F-number | f/16 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:46, 30 October 2005 |
Lens focal length | 105 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | FinePixViewer Ver.5.3 |
File change date and time | 22:31, 30 October 2006 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:46, 30 October 2005 |
Meaning of each component |
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APEX shutter speed | 7 |
APEX aperture | 8 |
APEX brightness | 1.5 |
APEX exposure bias | 1.5 |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Daylight |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 1,861 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 1,861 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 157 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Hard |
Saturation | High saturation |
Sharpness | Hard |
Subject distance range | Unknown |