Ancient Art
WADJET
A bronze sculpture Wadjet is one of the best examples of Late Period in Egyptian culture (the 26th Dynasty, about 664-525 B.C. or later). This impressive sculpture represents the goddess Wadjet, protectress of the king and tutelary deity of Lower Egypt. Usually Egyptian goddesses depict with the head of a lioness, but this one has a full disc instead of head. Wadjet is supposed to have been an offering in a temple and may have served as a container for the remains of sacred animal.
The figure isn't very big. Its height is 13in (33sm). There is a sacred cobra on the headdress, inscribed base and the tangs that attached the statuette to a pedestal or other support. It's known that each such a figure should have had some special attributes. Probably a papyrus scepter in the proper left hand and an ankh in the right one are lost. We can notice that the figure has well rendered patterning of the lion mane, broad collar, armbands and bracelets. The sculpture's got very distinct shapes, the figure is slender and properly sized. It creates an impression of the thing which a master has thought over, put a bit of his soul and spirit into each of his movements when creating a piece of art. Notwithstanding it is a ritual figure, Wadjet is carefully carved and seems to have perfect proportions.
WADJET
A bronze sculpture Wadjet is one of the best examples of Late Period in Egyptian culture (the 26th Dynasty, about 664-525 B.C. or later). This impressive sculpture represents the goddess Wadjet, protectress of the king and tutelary deity of Lower Egypt. Usually Egyptian goddesses depict with the head of a lioness, but this one has a full disc instead of head. Wadjet is supposed to have been an offering in a temple and may have served as a container for the remains of sacred animal.
The figure isn't very big. Its height is 13in (33sm). There is a sacred cobra on the headdress, inscribed base and the tangs that attached the statuette to a pedestal or other support. It's known that each such a figure should have had some special attributes. Probably a papyrus scepter in the proper left hand and an ankh in the right one are lost. We can notice that the figure has well rendered patterning of the lion mane, broad collar, armbands and bracelets. The sculpture's got very distinct shapes, the figure is slender and properly sized. It creates an impression of the thing which a master has thought over, put a bit of his soul and spirit into each of his movements when creating a piece of art. Notwithstanding it is a ritual figure, Wadjet is carefully carved and seems to have perfect proportions.
