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Statuette of Wadjet or Sekhmet

A work made of copper alloy.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of copper alloy.

Date:

Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)

Artist:

Egyptian

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Statuette of Wadjet or Sekhmet

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

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Made 664 BCE–525 BCE

Medium

Copper alloy

Inscriptions

May [female deity's name] give life eternally like Re to Inek son of Psamtek.

Dimensions

14.5 × 4.5 × 3 cm (5 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris

Reference Number

1892.132

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