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Wadjet (?) Figure

Ptolemaic Period
332–30 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 138
This example is uninscribed, but study has shown that seated lion-headed females in the Late Period appear to represent Wadjet rather than another lion headed goddess.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wadjet (?) Figure
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 332–30 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Egyptian Antiquities Service, found July 1909
  • Medium: Leaded bronze
  • Dimensions: H. as mounted: 38.5 cm (15 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.175.134
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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