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Attachment in the form of the head of a goddess wearing the double crown

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–664 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 125
The attachment head of the goddess Mut, Amun’s consort, wears a double crown. The crown is symbolic of a unified Egypt, and was perhaps worn by Mut as transferred from the concept of Amun as a 'national' god. The lower element of the crown, traditionally red, is here covered in gold leaf, as the Egyptians associated gold with red. The crown’s traditionally white upper element is covered with electrum leaf, paler in hue and presumably intended to signify white.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Attachment in the form of the head of a goddess wearing the double crown
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Date: ca. 1070–664 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Leaded bronze, gold and electrum sheet on crown, Egyptian blue and glass inlays
  • Dimensions: H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. 6.0 cm (2 3/8 in.); D. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.1427
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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