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, the left 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, slight, with regular features; 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 bronze statuette of a standing human figure shown in profile, with a tall, angular headdress that extends upward and slightly backward, a smooth elongated torso and hips, a long arm extended forward with an open hand, a visible breast, a narrow waist, and legs together ending in bare feet set on a rectangular bronze base; surface shows a textured, aged patina with dark brown and lighter bronze highlights against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_358

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.3Mb (1.8Mb) / 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 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 slender bronze statuette standing human figure shown profile tall angular headdress extends upward slightly backward smooth elongated hips long arm extended forward open hand visible breast narrow waist legs together ending bare feet set rectangular bronze base surface textured aged patina dark brown lighter bronze highlights neutral gray background.