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Face of the goddess Bat

Late New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1100–664 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Face of the goddess Bat
  • Period: Late New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period
  • Date: ca. 1100–664 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Lapis lazuli, gold, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions: H. 1.2 × W. 1.4 × Th. 0.2 cm (1/2 × 9/16 × 1/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.178
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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