Neit
Baixa Època, dinastia XXVI (664-525 aC)
Bronze i or
Alçada: 26 cm
Inv.: MEB E-117 Neit
Baixa Època, dinastia XXVI (664-525 aC)
Bronze i or
Alçada: 26 cm
Inv.: MEB E-117 Neit
Baixa Època, dinastia XXVI (664-525 aC)
Bronze i or
Alçada: 26 cm
Inv.: MEB E-117

Neith

Late Period, 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)
Bronze and gold
Height: 26 cm
Inv.: MEB E-117

The goddess Neith, originally from the city of Sais, wears the red crown of Lower Egypt as her most characteristic attribute. Considered one of the few female creator entities, she is also the inventor of weaving and, in her funerary role, provides the deceased with bandages and shrouds for their mummy. The Greeks identified her with the goddess Athena.

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