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0965728 - The royal diadem found on the king's mummy. It bears on the forehead the Vulture of the South and the Cobra of the North. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt.
The vulture was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Pharaohs wore the uraeus (cobra) and the head of a vulture on their foreheads as symbols of royal protection. The goddess Nekhbet was also portrayed as a vulture.
©2003 Credit:Topham Picturepoint
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