Head of a goddess

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

This small head of a goddess features a striated wig with a uraeus at the brow and a curious bulbous-shaped headdress with its very top missing. This might be a depiction of the white crown of Upper Egypt, in which case the head might belong to Nekhbet, the goddess of Upper Egypt, but other deities can wear this crown as well.

On the proper left side of the face one can still see the original color of the blue glaze. In most other areas, it has discolored to a brownish color.

Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)

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Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)
Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)
Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)
Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)
Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)
Head of a goddess, Glazed stone (?)

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