700 BC nearly 3000 Years old Egyptian Bronze goddess Head Cleopatra Crown

Description: NEITH Neith, a most refined and hypnotic Bronze fromthe Ancient Egypt Her gaze is singular, with fine, delicate featuresrendered in bronze about 6BC Rarely if ever seen one in open market-kept to beadmired or an asset of rare and fine art All knowing and and penetrating portraitof the most powerful of Egyptian gods, one rarely seen Historical and museum quality In the "round" meaning the entire head including the back are meant to be seen are-and is virtually solid Authentic antiquity-not a replica Nearly 3000 years old Dimensions approx.Height 5cmwidth 3cm Capture a piece of the most fascinatingand mysterious cultures ever known The most casual glance evokes an enthralling attraction to an art piece so rare,so oldand so mysterious it seems otherworldly-which in a way it is- a serene all knowing gaze with delicate features and attributeslike the crown, almond eyes portrayed withthe Eye of Ra side tapering ends A must have conversation pieceto show off your exquisite tastes A killer piece for anyone from the beginning collector to the most sophisticated, educated and fine Art collector The complement to any eclectic fine collection A wonderful and very Rare Original Bronze head of the goddess Neith of the 26th Dyansty 776-332 BC please note the bronze Neith is needs to be remounted DETAILS Neith is wearing the Red Crown of lower Egypt The eyes of Neith would have been inlaid with gold and miraculously some can still be seen in left eye and one ear Provenance UK Gallery Antiquity with Certificate of Authenticity; Complies with all international law EX. Gentleman British Estate- Acquired 1950's Significant and dramatic size from an important work destined for a temple or for a Royal House 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 BC Neith, the Egyptian goddess of war and hunting, is shown wearing the Lower Egyptian crown, or Deshret. She once carried a was sceptre in her left hand, as a symbol of her power, and held an ankh, or key of life, in her right hand The full body would have been spectacular But we are lucky the most important has survived Killer to have in your library or office exudes knowlege history art, ability to own Obviously part of some full size masterpiece but part of reason so few bronzes survive from antiquity because bronze was coveted for making weapons, and other uses Miracle survived all this time but for the fact that for thousands of years it has beena glorious art, worship or museum piece The solid bronze Neith at the Metropolitan NY The Style and look though a Goddess is quite similar to the Nefertiti and there is a world of mystery on that sculpture and beauty similarity is of no doubt, though bronze suffered some loss from age But picture her with all gold or even partial gold w facial structure truly a vision As seen in collections of the very few who can afford it but also have the cultivated tasteto need to admire Displayed in the estates, and villas of old tomodern Penthouses and fine homes properly exported from Europe, with written and signed authentication She is the most Powerful of all- She begat the world and more; she is in History one of the the Most Fascinating deitiesof Antiquity Note the mount is only temporary. Is mounted using removable Museum gel/glue So the material at the neck-only there temporary (I would mount it at a slight angle and not straight up See Nefertiti) Similar to last photo of bronze Your first notice the crown High and angled with the symbol of lower Enthralling and immediately appealing because at first you recognize this as other worldly, from the mysteries of Egypt Nearly 3000 years ago! Bronze portrait head of an ancient goddess With an inscrutable visage look of a composed stoical gazeas an omniscient is perfected in her portrait with the recognizable crown- like Nefertiti sculpture Wonderful portrait delicate features the Crown is unmistakable on the the All knowing god with idealized face Delicate features still with vestiges of the gold adorning her from ancient times in the left eye and one earring Note the almond ornamental Kohl eyes in the bronze in iconic Eye Of RA where outline of the famous side eye decoration The Head is solid Bronze and from an important full size bronze Significant and rare piece not seen in the open market- virtually all are dramatically smaller in scale so thepresent Neith Head is larger than the last image he Last bronze is a bronze Neith at The Metropolitanthough a full figure its head is proportionately smaller She was known as the goddess of war and a very terrifying goddess so to speak. As goddess of life and creation, Neith is believed to have created everything that is in the universe. Fascinating History: (Long for more references of the all powerful Neith) Commonly seen as one of the earliest ancient Egyptian deities, Neith was also linked to rivers, weaving, wisdom, motherhood, childbirth, hunting, and fate. Owing to this, she was considered one of the most important deities of the Predynastic Period of ancient Egypt. Her symbols were the ankh (Egyptian symbol of life), the loom, crossed arrows, bow, and a shield. In the mythology, she was seen as the mother of the crocodile god of the Nile, Sobek, Without a shred of doubt, Neith was the most popular goddess in the Old Kingdom (c. 2686 BCE – c. 2181 BCE) of ancient Egypt. She was proclaimed by some rulers of that era as the national goddess for the Old Kingdom. Other symbols of Neith include Deshret (Red Crown of Lower Egypt), the ankh symbol, bow and crossed arrows. Neith was believed to a member of the judges in the underworld that pronounced judgment on the dead. She performed this role along with Osiris, Thoth, and Anubis. Originally, Neith’s two crossed arrows were interpreted as a click beetle. It was stands to reason that because click beetles were often found close to a water body, Neith, who by the way was a water deity, would be associated with those insects. Although Neith’s worship spanned throughout ancient Egypt’s history, many of her features and roles were taken up by goddesses such as Isis and Hathor. In spite of this, she still remained very relevant across Egypt. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the people of Egypt honored Neith during a festival called Feast of Lamps. The festival required patrons to light up fire all throughout the night. Examples of some famous ancient Egyptians that named themselves after the goddess Neith include Neithhotep [First known queen of Egypt], Queen Regent Merneith, and Neith, wife of Pepi II. Neith’s association with war came around the Early Dynastic Period (32nd century BCE to the 27th century BCE). Ancient Greeks, including Herodotus, Plato, and Diodorus Siculus, identified Neith with the Greek goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, Athena. Bronze Neith . The wise and all-powerful Neith was believed to have been present at the creation of the universe and to be the inventor of birth. As such she was revered as the mother of all humanity from early Pre-Dynastic times until the end of the Ptolemaic period, making her one of the oldest and most important Ancient Egyptian deities. Her worship was centred around Sais, and grew even greater when the city was made the Egyptian capital during the 26th Dynasty. An inscription recorded from the temple of Neith reads: "I am the things that are, that will be, and that have been. No mortal has ever lifted the veil by which I am concealed. The fruit which I brought forth was the sun". Who Is Neith? Warrior goddess Neith is considered the mother of all the gods. She was a creator of the world and the mother of the very influential sun god Ra, who finished the creation after his birth. As a creator, Neith was an early goddess in the Egyptian pantheon and the people worshipped her throughout Egypt. In later years, Neith was mainly recognized in the Western Nile Delta at her cult center of Sais. Neith was the patron goddess of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, and was often portrayed wearing her Red Crown. However, in the creator stories inscribed in ancient hieroglyphics, she is also portrayed with an ejaculating phallus. Although known as goddess, Neith was actually androgynous, at least in terms of her role in creation. Origin As one of the eldest goddesses, Neith emerged Neith is the mother of the sun god Ra, which is her connection to the god Nun, his father. Nun represented the waters of chaos out of which their god child Ra was born. When Neith spat in the waters of Nun, the serpent Apep was created and deemed “the Lord of Chaos”.

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