tour 11 of 11
Journey into the Mummy
A mysterious snake
If you look closely just above Nesperennub's right eye, you can
see a small cobra shape. It does not show up on normal X-rays so is
probably made of wax. Ancient Egyptians thought that wax was
magical.
Cobra amulets in this shape are very unusual, and we are not
sure why this one was placed over Nesperennub's eye. Cobras
decorated Egyptian kings' crowns, to show that the cobra goddess
was protecting them. Perhaps this wax cobra means that the cobra
goddess is looking after Nesperennub in the afterlife.