Statue
Object Number:
E14289
Current Location:
Egypt (Mummies) Gallery
Provenience:
Egypt
Bubastis
Period:
Late Period
Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Twenty-Seventh Dynasty
Date Made:
664 - 405 B.C.E.
Early Date:
-665
Late Date:
-404
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Bronze
Iconography:
Neith
Description:
This hollow cast votive statue of the goddess Neith originally held a walking staff. This statue was deposited at a cult center of the goddess, whose chief temple was at Sais. Neith was a goddess of war. She also was the patron deity of weavers.
Other Number:
Bibliography:
[Book] The Artifacts of Ancient Egypt. : Page/Fig./Plate: 100
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