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Swimming woman funerary model. Right arm broken. Such figures are often represented holding a circular platter or a bowl for ointment. They evoke the goddess Nut as she brought forth the sun-god Re from the primaeval waters at the dawn of creation. This example may be a fake as the head is set strangely. Purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1925. See Freed, R. E. In 'Egypt's Golden Age. The Art of …
Type of item
- spoon
Type of item
- spoon
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W764
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:58.991Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:38.596Z