Goddess Neith

Goddess Neith , after 650 BCE

Where object was made: Egypt

Material/technique: gilding; bronze

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 18.5 x 3.5 x 6 cm without base
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 7 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 2 3/8 in
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 21.3 x 4 x 7.5 cm with base
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 8 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 15/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Allan Gerdau

Accession number: 1957.0088

Not on display

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The cult of the goddess Neith extended from the Predynastic period, between 5300 and 2950 BCE, into the Late-Dynastic period, when this statuette was created. She was both the goddess of the annual Nile flood that renewed the soil and the patron of kingly warfare. The crown worn by Neith in this sculpture represents the red crown of Lower Egypt, part of the double crown traditionally worn by Egyptian pharaohs.