Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Statuette of the Goddess Mut

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Statuette of the Goddess Mut

The name of the goddess Mut (pronounced "Moot") probably means mother, and one of her roles was protector of pregnancy and birth. Mut was also the wife of the god Amun, the mother of the god Khonsu, and the divine mother of numerous pharaohs. She is normally shown in human guise, reflecting the beneficent aspect of her nature, and wears the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, which characterizes her as a conveyor of kingship.

• Medium: Schist
• Place Made: Egypt
• Dates: ca. 664-525 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty
• Period: Late Period
• Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (16.2 x 3.8 x 4.8 cm)
• Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
• Accession Number: 76.38
• Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
• Image: Overall, 76.38_view1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Statuette of the Goddess Mut, ca. 664-525 B.C.E. Schist, 6 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (16.2 x 3.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 76.38 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.38_view1_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Green schist, matte polished surface in a good state of preservation. The goddess wears the double crown, a striated wig, a single uraeus, a tightly fitting sheath. L holds an ankh sign. BP is a truncated pyramid. Condition: Broken off diagonally from calf, below hem line, of L. leg to the bottom of the skirt on the R. leg nicks in R. leg and in space between the legs of garment; chip missing from face at juncture of R. eye, nose and cheek. Top of BP worn. [drawing of hieroglyphic inscription]