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Goddess with gilded sundisk and wings

Goddess with gilded sundisk and wings. Dimensions: H. 4.1 × W. 0.9 × D. 1.3 cm (1 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/2 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The small, finely detailed amulets 10.130.2439-.2445 are all made of wood. Wooden amulets are often gilded, but the only remaining gilding is on this goddess's sun disk. The identity of the goddess is uncertain. A number of goddesses might be winged, but the most common are not generally identified with a sun disk.
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Title:
Goddess with gilded sundisk and wings
Caption:
Goddess with gilded sundisk and wings. Dimensions: H. 4.1 × W. 0.9 × D. 1.3 cm (1 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/2 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The small, finely detailed amulets 10.130.2439-.2445 are all made of wood. Wooden amulets are often gilded, but the only remaining gilding is on this goddess's sun disk. The identity of the goddess is uncertain. A number of goddesses might be winged, but the most common are not generally identified with a sun disk.
Technique/material:
Wood, gilding
Period:
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2934 x 4400 px | 36.9 MB
Print size:
24.8 x 37.3 cm | 9.8 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
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