Relief of the Goddess Mut
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Object Label
Before the end of the New Kingdom almost all images of female figures wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt were depictions of the goddess Mut, here labeled "Lady of Heaven, Mistress of All the Gods." The goddess's facial features mark this as a work made sometime between late Dynasty XVIII and relatively early in the reign of Ramesses II (circa 1279-1213 B.C.). For more information on the goddess Mut and her temples, see the installations in Temples, Tombs, and the Egyptian Universe.
Caption
Relief of the Goddess Mut, ca. 1336–1213 B.C.E.. Granite, 18 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 3/8 in. (48 × 25 × 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 79.120. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.79.120_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Relief of the Goddess Mut
Date
ca. 1336–1213 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18 to early Dynasty 19
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Granite
Classification
Dimensions
18 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 3/8 in. (48 × 25 × 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
79.120
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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