It's worth noting that the Great Sphinx of Giza originally had a cobra on its forehead as part of its headdress, though it was almost entirely eroded over time. A guardian and a protector — that role ...

CAIRO - Egyptian-U.S. archeologists have discovered ... The relic depicts Ramses II wearing a double-crowned headdress with a royal cobra on it. The top of the pillar on the back of the statue ...

The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II has been discovered near the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern-day el-Ashmunein), about 155 miles (250 kilometers ...