Head of a goddess, probably Mut, for attachment to a processional barque (?)
Object type: Head, goddess Mut, protome
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
Date: ca. 700 B.C.
Medium: Cupreous alloy, gold leaf, formerly inlaid
Dimensions: H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); H. of face (forehead to chin) 5.2 cm (2 in); H. of modius 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in); depth 14 cm total (5 1/2 in) including 2.5 cm (1 in) of perpendicular attachment element extending beyond headdress
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Liana Weindling Gift, in memory of her mother, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Heads