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the Divine Feminine and women of ancient Egypt

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a bone figure of a standing woman, with lapis lazuli inlays in her eyes.

originating in egypt, from the Amratian culture, in the Naqada I period - roughly between 3,900 and 3,700.

The figure is currently on display at the British Museum.

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Woman with Hair Cascading Over her Face in Mourning New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479-1425 BC. From the Tomb of Minnakht, Thebes

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Tefnut and Hathor, Temple of Kom Ombo

Photo: Steve F-E-Cameron

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A Servant Girl Serves Noble Women at a Banquet, the inscription reads, “Make a Happy Day!” New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III-early Amenhotep II, c. 1479–1425 B.C. From the Tomb of Rekhmire. Facsimile by Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965), 1925.

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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as Djeser-Djeseru "the Holy of Holies” , is a stunning ancient Egyptian temple at Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (c. 1479–1458 BCE). Here are limestone Osiride statues of Hatshepsut. Photo taken by me in 2024.

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Statue of the goddess Renenutet

Composite limestone statuette consisting of a statue of a female serpent deity in front and a stele in back.

The goddess has the body of a cobra and a human head. She wears a tall plumed headdress with horned sun disk. On the sides of the statue are representations in sunk relief of the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet and a text referring to Psamtik I.

Stele at back depicts a king with the god Horus, but is unfinished. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. Now in the Penn Museum. 57-18-1

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Ancient Egyptian limestone sculpture of a man and two women. It is sometimes thought to represent a family group, although the relationships among the figures are unknown. The women wear heavy wigs that imitate that worn by the goddess Hathor. Artist unknown; ca. 1850-1800 BCE (late Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom). Dimensions: 20 cm (7.8 in) high × 15.1 cm (5.9 in) wide × 8.7 cm (3.4 in) thick. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Photo credit: Walters Art Museum | Wikimedia Commons.

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Seated Statues of Rahotep and Nofret. 4th dynasty. c. 2613 to 2494 BCE Rahotep, thought by some to be a son of King Sneferu and thus a brother to Khufu. Nofret is alternatively known as Nefert or Neferet. Nefert means "beautiful". In 1871 CE by Daninos, beautiful statues of Rahotep and Nofret were found.

These Statues are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Photo taken by me in 2024.

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Sekhmet is the ancient Egyptian lioness-headed goddess of war, destruction, plague, and healing and chaos. She was both a terrifying destroyer and a potent healer who could avert plagues.

Primarily in black granite during Amenhotep III (c. 1390–1352 B.C.E.) reign. The Pharaoh commissioned many Sekhmet statues possibly due to the abundance of plagues during this time period.

This Statue is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Photo taken by me in 2024.

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Female dancer from Deir el-Medina

▫ This limestone ostracon (Museo Egizio. Cat. 7052) was discovered in the famous Worker's Village of Deir el-Medina. Dating from approximately, 1292–1076 B.C., this piece was created within the 19th or 20th Dynasty.

Deir el-Medina (Set Ma’at) was a workman’s village, which was state commissioned and owned. The artisans and architects who would design and build the tombs of the royals and elite would live there for many centuries with their families.

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Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret (332-30 BC), made in Egypt

In all likelihood, this statuette represents the goddess Taweret, whose domain was the protection of pregnant women, especially during childbirth. Her menacing image, intended to frighten away demons and other deadly creatures, combines human, hippopotamus, crocodile, and lion attributes. The post on her head probably supported a metal crown in the shape of a sun disk, surmounted by either feathers or horns. The stylized symbol under her front paws can be best interpreted as the sa amulet. Although Taweret was worshipped in both secular and sacred settings, this statuette's almost perfect condition, exceptional craftsmanship, size, and iconography suggest that it was created for a temple—possibly for the "birth house" where this goddess was linked with Isis. In the past, the piece was identified as true glass. While it is difficult to identify the material precisely, pooling of glaze around the feet and the slightly grainy structure visible in a few places strongly argue for glassy faience. Possibly the overall form was created in a mold, but details of the head and extremities, which convey the deity's power and intimidating nature, must have been modeled by hand. The pale blue color of the glaze assists in assigning a Ptolemaic Period date.

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Taweret ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility, childbirth, and domestic protection.

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Hathor was the ancient Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, fertility, and joy.  Often depicted as a cow or a woman with cow ears/horns, or holding a sistrum . From the temple of Philae the Goddess Hathor featured on top of a column.

Photo taken by me in 2024.

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The Sphinx of Memphis is alabaster sphinx statue dated around Egypt's 18th Dynasty (c. 1500–1400 BCE). May depict Hatshepsut. Found in 1912 CE in the ruins of Memphis the ancient political capital near Cairo.

Photo taken by me at the Memphis open air museum in 2024.

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Prenomen (Ancient Egypt) - Wikipedia

Prenomen (Ancient Egypt) - Wikipedia https://share.google/ieDReLh6UMIqhvl5u

Prenomen (Ancient Egypt) - Wikipedia

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Relief of Cleopatra VII and her co-regent and heir, Caesarion. Dendera temple complex.

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The Death of Cleopatra, 1890

John Collier

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR as Cleopatra in CLEOPATRA (1963) dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz