Description: Stands with arms out to sides and front. Snakes curl around each forearm then down across the front of the legs and around the calves and ankles. The body of the right snake is broken between the forearm and leg. The snake heads extend below the hands and have raised eyes on top of their heads. Fingers are depicted as grooves. Small foot. Slender body with short pleated tunic. Straight nose, almond eyes, slightly slit mouth. Beard a raised moulding decorated with notches. Hair coarsely incised, moulded fringe around face. There is a moulded strip along the top of the head and down to the nape of the neck which could represent a helmet. On top of the head is a pedestal with bird (raven?) on top, the head of the bird is missing.
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Image: Courtesy of the British Museum.