ticketsMember | Make a donation

Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaway or Nebethetepet

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
550–300 B.C.
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 Nehemetaway.

Link to a blog about Ptolemaic Art at The Met
Nile and Newcomers: A Fresh Installation of Egyptian Ptolemaic Art

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statue of a goddess, probably Nehemetaway or Nebethetepet
  • Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 27–30
  • Date: 550–300 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: cupreous metal
  • Dimensions: H. 17.8 × W. 4.3 × D. 10 cm (7 × 1 11/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    H. (with tang): 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.845
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Statuette of Amun, Gold
Statuette of Amun
ca. 945–712 BCE
Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat, Leaded bronze
Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat
332–30 BCE
Statuette of an ancestral king, Wood, formerly clad with lead sheet
Statuette of an ancestral king
390–246 BCE
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms, Silver
Statuette of a Royal (?) Woman with the Cartouches of Necho II on her Arms
610–595 B.C.
Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret, Glassy faience
Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret
332–30 BCE

Related Content

Perspectives

Articles, audio, and video from The Met's online magazine.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.