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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Nekhbet with a Crown

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 9/16 in., 170 g (11.3 x 5.7 x 1.5 cm, 6 oz.)
Object number2018.010.780
Label TextThe vulture goddess Nekhbet was the titular goddess of Upper Egypt. Together with the Lower Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, Nekhbet formed one of the “Two Ladies.” Nekhbet wears the Upper Egyptian crown, and her eye is gilded. The vulture head was once part of a larger statue.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 51.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art