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On View In:
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Artist:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Goddess Neith
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Date:
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c. 664-525 B.C.
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Medium:
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Bronze
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Dimensions:
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5 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (13.02 x 2.86 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Inscription front of base: "Neith, the Great, Divine Mother, *giving (right side) life (to) Harkhebi in hieroglyphs, translated 'Neith, the Great, Divine Mother, giving life to Harkhebit, son of . . .
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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black Goddess Neith; seated; wearing crown of Lower Egypt
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Egypt
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Accession #:
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16.31
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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