COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN COBRA AND WOODEN SNAKE SARCOPHAGUS Ca. 200 BC - AD 200. A rectangular wooden sarcophagus carved in relief with an undulating uraeus on the upper surface. The interior is hollowed. Accompanied by a wooden figure of a uraeus, modelled with a wide flaring hood and surmounted by a large solar disc, mounted on a modern base. For similar see: Christies, Live Auction 2490, Antiquities, Lot. 53. Size: 155-165mm x 40-65mm; Weight: 280g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Donald Wonder (1938-2023), California & New Jersey; thence by descent. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.