Statuette
| Object Number: | E14309 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt |
| Period: | Late Period Twenty-Sixth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 664-525 BCE |
| Early Date: | -664 |
| Late Date: | -525 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Gold Bronze |
| Iconography: | Neith |
| Height: | 22 cm |
| Width: | 4.8 cm |
| Depth: | 8.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1925 |
| Other Number: | 0302 - Cast Number |
Description
Standing bronze statuette of Neith wearing a long, tight-fitting dress and the crown of Lower Egypt. The broad collar is inlaid with gold leaf. Currently attached to wooden base.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Markoe, Glen, and Capel, Anne K. Mistress of the House Mistress of the Heaven Women in Ancient Egypt.. Hudson Hills Press, New York in association with Cincinnatti Art Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 132-33/64a | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Kreamer, Christine M. 2012. African Cosmos: Stellar Arts.. New York, NY. pg. 368 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 69/3.7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. Cornell University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 74/17 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 73, fig. 45 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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