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Roman Period
Images created in terracotta were popular in domestic and funerary contexts. Athena-Neit is often depicted on lamps and lanterns. The association of the goddess with light is noted already in the fifth century BC by Herodotus who reports a nocturnal festival of lights in honor of Neit.
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Title: Lamp with Athena-Neit
Period: Roman Period
Date: A.D. 3rd century
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Terracotta
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.1020
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