Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleThe goddess Wadjet with the Horus-child
MediumCupreous metal
DimensionsH. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); W. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); D. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.) H. (with tang): 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 B.C.
Credit LinePurchase, Rogers and Ludlow Bull Funds and Dulaney Logan Gift, 1971
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodLate Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range664 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570707