Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

The shrine-shaped sistrum sound-box worn as a crown by this figure indicates that either the goddess Nehemet-aui, the consort of Thoth, or Nebethetepet, a manifestation of Hathor, is represented. The features of the goddess suggest a date to the end of the 26th dynasty, or the 30th dynasty. As the kings of the 30th Dynasty built important buildings including a temple to the goddess Nehemet-aui at Hermopolis, the seat of the god Thoth, it is plausible this statue is Nehemet-aui.

Link to a blog about Ptolemaic Art at The Met
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Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet, cupreous metal

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Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet, cupreous metal
Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet, cupreous metal
Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaui or Nebethetepet, cupreous metal

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