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THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1070-690 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE AEGIS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1070-690 B.C.
With the head of a goddess, probably Hathor, wearing a broad collar with falcon-headed terminals, a tripartite wig surmounted by a crown of uraei, with traces of inlay in the left eye, mounted
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1070-690 B.C.
With the head of a goddess, probably Hathor, wearing a broad collar with falcon-headed terminals, a tripartite wig surmounted by a crown of uraei, with traces of inlay in the left eye, mounted
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Gaston Maspero (1846-1916).
Special notice
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