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Statue of the goddess Neith
Artist unknown26th Dynasty, c. 600 BCE
Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
The world of the gods in Ancient Egypt was extremely multifaceted. They appear in animal or human form, or as humans with an animal’s head. Certain animals were specifically allocated to symbolise their superhuman power. Crocodile-headed Sobek and lionlike Sekhmet equally protect Egypt from its enemies as does Neith in human form.
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- Title: Statue of the goddess Neith
- Creator: Artist unknown
- Date Created: 26th Dynasty, c. 600 BCE
- Provenance: Aquisition Heinrich Schäfer, 1902
- Type: Statue
- Medium: Bronze with gold inlay
- Inv. no.: ÄM 15446
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
- External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Sandra Steiß || Text © Prestel Verlag / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung | Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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