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Source Description
Neith is seated on a low-backed throne attached to a rectangular base. Holes on the base indicate three smaller figures were originally part of the composition. Neith's eyes were inlaid in gold and glass, and she has an engraved bead collar and armlets. She wears the red crown of Lower Egypt and once held attributes that are lost.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36850
label
Neith Seated
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
36850
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Neith Seated
description
Neith is seated on a low-backed throne attached to a rectangular base. Holes on the base indicate three smaller figures were originally part of the composition. Neith's eyes were inlaid in gold and glass, and she has an engraved bead collar and armlets. She wears the red crown of Lower Egypt and once held attributes that are lost.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 8th-mid 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.8
height
11.7
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5 7/16 x 4 5/8 in. (13.8 x 11.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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60eec9f4f0115aea