Coffin of Khnumnakht
Description:
Horned viper
Phonogram:
f
Sign No.:
I9
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
Meir
Appearance:
Color notes:
Outline of body red, body pink with red spots, underparts white. Outline of head, serrated design on neck, eye and horns black.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign shows the Horned viper (Cerastes cerastes).
Image source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544326)