Neith (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
A creator god associated with the city of Sais in the Nile Delta, Neith wears the deshret, the red crown of Lower Egypt. Attested as early as the pre-Dynastic period, prior to the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, her cult was eventually included in the Egyptian pantheon and celebrated throughout the entire land.
Dynasty 26
Late (Saite) Period
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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