Statuettes of Wadjet and Mut (or Nekhbet)


Statuette of Wadjet in the name of Akanosh son of Pediamenopet
Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period or later, Dyn, 21–25, ca. 1070–664 B.C.E, or later
Copper alloy, 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
MMA 35.9.2, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1935
"Lioness headed Wadjet is inscribed with the name of a donor Akanosh, a Libyan name, although the statue may date later than the Third Intermediate Period." (From Museum website)


Lotus attachment element, possibly from a baldachin
Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period, Dynasty 21–26, ca. 1070–664 B.C.E.
Bronze, gold foil over gesso; white, dark blue, and light blue glass inlays over light and dark blue grounds
Dimensions: h. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in); w. 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in); d. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in)
MMA 30.8.232a, Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Statuette of Mut or Nekhbet
Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period, Dynasty 21–25, ca. 1070–664 B.C.E.
Cupreous alloy
MMA 56.137, Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1956


Statue of the Goddess Wadjet
Late Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 760–525 B.C.E.
Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915, MMA 30.8.100a,

"This bronze image, inscribed on the front of the base, was dedicated to Wadjet by a man named Minartesu."


See Wadjet at LACMA