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Winged Goddess
CG 38891 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Bronze
Size: Height: 42 cm; Width: 10 cm; Depth 15 cm
Location: Saqqara, the Serapeum
Period: Late Period (664-324)
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From Egypt's late period, this winged goddess is
unidentifiable. During this period, a number of
different goddesses could appear with horns and the
solar disk as a crown. However, her wings probably
suggest that she was a protector goddess, and may have
been a part of a set of statues.
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