Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
The Goddess Mafdet (?) Ptolemaic PeriodMendes, Egypt
Description
Object Label: This fragmentary relief was excavated in the debris over and around a tenlple of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty (664–525 B.C.). However, its precise date, nature, and subject matter are uncertain. The female feline with lotus flower may be related to Hathor or some other goddess, and the falcon heads below her are possibly celestial symbols. Caption: The Goddess Mafdet (?), 3rd century B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 x 16 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (28 x 41 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 80.7.7 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3882 tier-2
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