Statuette of a worn or aged woman, probably a goddess

Unknown

664–30 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

A broken surface on the top of the head indicates this figure wore a crown, and so was presumably a goddess. She is represented as an aged woman, with pendulous breasts, stooping and supported by a staff.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926