Caption

Figurine of the goddess Neith, revindication Bytom, Neith mythology, uraeuses, crown iconography, tunic iconography, Scen.Gal.Eg., Egyptian art, Egyptian deities. The goddess Neith is depicted in a striding position, with her right arm pressed against the torso and the left arm bent at the elbow and extended forward. She wears a narrow, tight-fitting dress reaching mid-calf and a red crown on her head. The face is slender and slight, with regular features and very careful modelling. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Figurine; height 21 cm, width 3 cm, depth 6.2 cm, weight 0.372 kg., A slender standing statue of a human figure with a tall conical headdress, rendered in a dark brown metallic material with areas of lighter bronze sheen and rougher textured surfaces; the figure faces forward with a stylized face, closed lips, and defined ears, wearing a close-fitting garment that extends to the ankles and shows a textured, worn surface, with both arms down—one hand slightly clenched and the other relaxed—and bare feet set on a square base that shares the same brown metallic color, all set against a smooth gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_356

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.3Mb (2.2Mb) / 9.4in x 20.0in / 2811 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine goddess Neith revindication Bytom Neith mythology uraeuses crown iconography tunic iconography Scen.Gal.Eg Egyptian art Egyptian deities depicted striding position right arm pressed torso left arm bent elbow extended forward wears narrow tight-fitting dress reaching mid-calf red crown head face slender slight regular features careful modelling 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt height 21 cm width 3 cm depth 6.2 cm weight 0.372 kg standing statue human figure tall conical headdress rendered dark brown metallic material areas lighter bronze sheen rougher textured surfaces figure faces forward stylized face closed lips defined ears wearing close-fitting garment extends ankles worn surface arms down hand slightly clenched relaxed bare feet set square base shares brown metallic color set smooth gray background.