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Undercroft – A vaulted room, sometimes underground, below an upper room such a chapel or church

Uraeus - The Uraeus  is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian spitting cobra (asp, serpent, or snake), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity, and divine authority in ancient Egypt.

Uraeus of Senusert II.

Uraeus on the mask of King Tutankhamen.

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