<em>Relief of the Goddess Mut</em>, 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)

Relief of the Goddess Mut

Medium: Granite

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1336–1213 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 18 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 3 3/8 in. (48 × 25 × 8.5 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 79.120

Image: CUR.79.120_wwg8.jpg,West Wing gallery 8 installation

Catalogue Description:
One red granite representation of a goddess wearing the Double Crown with uraeus attached and portions of two columns of inscriptions in sunk relief suggesting an identification as the Goddess Mut. Condition: There is one major crack across the top of the relief through the first sign of hnt running horizontally through the top of the crown’s stinger. A second crack intersects this to form a “Y” in front of the top of the crown. Surface is darkened by handling in places.

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