Egyptian head of the Goddess Neith, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BC
Bronze with electrum inlay
Height: 8cm
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Bronze head from a statuette of the goddess Neith. She is shown wearing the crown of Lower Egypt, with fine detailing to the face including cosmetic lines and electrum eyes....

Provenance

H.J.P. Bomford, Wiltshire, UK; acquired prior to 1970
A. Ackermann and Sons, London, UK; acquired 8th December 1970
David Fuller, Essex, UK
Private collection, Essex, UK; by descent from the above

Literature

For an example of the full sculpture, the type from which this head belongs, see Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA, accession number 37.357E

Publications

Sotheby's London, Sale of Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, 8th December 1970, lot 223
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