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Statuette of Renenutet as a snake-headed woman

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–975 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statuette of Renenutet as a snake-headed woman
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Date: ca. 1070–975 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), room 100E, The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition, 1915
  • Medium: Stone - Steatite
  • Dimensions: 6.9 × 4.2 × 3.2 cm (2 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915–1920 (29-75-515)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art