TAA i.1.256.4q.1

256, <4>Q. Uazet (Uraeus) Insignia of nemes/<khat> Headdress. (1)

POSITION:

Sewn to <linen> nemes-headdress over forehead and crown of head as far back as

the lambda

DIMENSIONS:

H. of uraeus 6.3; L. of flexible body and tail 18. cents

DESCRIPTION:

Gold <wȝḏt> uazet uraes/<u>s; head of violet blue faience; eyes inlaid with obsidian 

with gold eyelids; remainder inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise (decayed) and 

carnelean^sic coloured glass, and carnelean^sic (quartz).

The body and tail are made up of gold segments (twelve in number) so as to 

take the form of the headdress (or head). These twelve segments are fixed 

by a central thread and violet glass border.

Head of uaeus^sic fixed to segments of xxx[?]/body and tail by ring and eyelets through which

is a piece of gold (beaten) wire. At the end of the rigid head portion are 

two eyelets for sewing to the fabric of the headdress. At the end of the last tail 

segment an eyelet for sewing to the fabric of the headdress.

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tail

eyelet

violet glass beads

gold segment

thread of linen

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central thread

thread for beads

gold wire

end of head/<termination> of head portion