Wooden Statue of Meretseger, Amenhotep II’s protective KV35 goddess, NMEC, Cairo
The Protective Goddesses
A group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of King Amenhotep II, they were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey, they are "Wadjet", depicted as a cobra, "Nekhbet" the vulture, "Meretseger" in the form of the winged Cobra, and the cows "Mehet-Weret" and "Hathor" goddesses of heaven. These goddesses are known to be among the oldest who were worshiped in
ancient Egypt.
New Kingdom - 18th Dynasty (1550 - 1295 BC) / Valley of the Kings - Thebes / Wood
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Wooden Statue of Meretseger, Amenhotep II’s protective KV35 goddess, NMEC, Cairo
The Protective Goddesses
A group of statues of the protective goddesses that were found in the tomb of King Amenhotep II, they were responsible for protecting the body of the king in his afterlife journey, they are "Wadjet", depicted as a cobra, "Nekhbet" the vulture, "Meretseger" in the form of the winged Cobra, and the cows "Mehet-Weret" and "Hathor" goddesses of heaven. These goddesses are known to be among the oldest who were worshiped in
ancient Egypt.
New Kingdom - 18th Dynasty (1550 - 1295 BC) / Valley of the Kings - Thebes / Wood
Museum Notice