Golden hub

Golden hub

• This golden cobra, or royal cobra, of Senusert the Second was found on the royal cowl's crown.
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• The heap was made of hammered gold, inlaid with semi-precious stones,
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• The head is made of lapis lazuli, while the eyes are made of red agate.
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• The neck is adorned with lapis lazuli, feldspar and garnet, and the golden tail is twisted into two circles, and two rings are attached to the back of the bulb, to facilitate attachment to the crown or headdress.
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• This serpent, which represented the goddess of Lower Egypt, was a protector of the king and the monarchy, and then it became a symbol adorning the royal head covering, called a nemes, and it became a symbol of the crowns of the kings as a symbol of protection.