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Source Description
During the 1st millennium BCE, individuals could receive permission to donate not only single figures of a specific deity to a temple but also more complex group arrangements of one or several gods with the donor himself as a worshiper or bringer of offerings. This ensemble exhibits the goddess Neith seated on a throne, accompanied by two figures of the juvenile Horus (one with double-crown here for Upper Egypt, and one with the lower Egyptian crown). The donor is depicted as the kneeling worshipper in front of the feet of the goddess.
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Document identity
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31924
label
Figure Ensemble of the Goddess Neith with Horus the Child (twice) and a Worshiper
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obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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8
Source metadata
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31924
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contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Figure Ensemble of the Goddess Neith with Horus the Child (twice) and a Worshiper
description
During the 1st millennium BCE, individuals could receive permission to donate not only single figures of a specific deity to a temple but also more complex group arrangements of one or several gods with the donor himself as a worshiper or bringer of offerings. This ensemble exhibits the goddess Neith seated on a throne, accompanied by two figures of the juvenile Horus (one with double-crown here for Upper Egypt, and one with the lower Egyptian crown). The donor is depicted as the kneeling worshipper in front of the feet of the goddess.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
380-342 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statues
sculptures
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8
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8
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.7
height
5.8
depth
9.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 13/16 x W: 2 5/16 x D: 3 13/16 in. (14.7 x 5.8 x 9.7 cm); H with base: 7 1/16 x W: 2 3/4 x D: 4 13/16 in. (17.9 x 7 x 12.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
The inscription on the base names the donor. [Translation] Neith may give life to Hor-em-kheb
son of Naf-jah
born of Hepty.
dynasty
30th Dynasty
med
bronze
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6182
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EGY
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2172
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