Statuette of a worn or aged woman, probably a goddess

Statuette of a worn or aged woman, probably a goddess

An item at Metropolitan Museum of 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.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.