Figurine of the goddess Neith. The goddess Neith is depicted in a striding position, with her right arm pressed against the torso, the left bent at the elbow and extended forward. She wears a narrow, tight-fitting dress reaching mid-calf and a red crown with uraeuses. The face is slender, slight, with regular features and very careful modelling. Egyptian, Late Period, 664–332 BC. Terracotta figurine, height 21 cm, width 3 cm, depth 6.2 cm, weight 0.372 kg., A small bronze figure of a standing person shown in profile with a tall, conical headdress, visible facial features in profile, a slender torso, one arm extended forward with a hand pointing and the other arm hanging down, a long skirt-like lower garment with a cutout near the feet, flat bare feet on a rectangular base, and a smooth neutral gray background; the visible colors include shades of brown, dark bronze, and muted gray.
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Figurine of the goddess Neith. The goddess Neith is depicted in a striding position, with her right arm pressed against the torso, the left bent at the elbow and extended forward. She wears a narrow, tight-fitting dress reaching mid-calf and a red crown with uraeuses. The face is slender, slight, with regular features and very careful modelling. Egyptian, Late Period, 664–332 BC. Terracotta figurine, height 21 cm, width 3 cm, depth 6.2 cm, weight 0.372 kg., A small bronze figure of a standing person shown in profile with a tall, conical headdress, visible facial features in profile, a slender torso, one arm extended forward with a hand pointing and the other arm hanging down, a long skirt-like lower garment with a cutout near the feet, flat bare feet on a rectangular base, and a smooth neutral gray background; the visible colors include shades of brown, dark bronze, and muted gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_357

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Keywords

Figurine goddess Neith depicted striding position right arm pressed torso left bent elbow extended forward wears narrow tight-fitting dress reaching mid-calf red crown uraeuses face slender slight regular features careful modelling Egyptian Late Period 664–332 Bc Terracotta figurine height 21 cm width 3 cm depth 6.2 cm weight 0.372 kg small bronze figure standing person shown profile tall conical headdress visible facial features slender torso arm extended forward hand pointing hanging down long skirt- lower garment cutout near feet flat bare feet rectangular base smooth neutral gray background visible colors include shades brown dark bronze muted gray.

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