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Golden shield ring with a bust of the goddess Mut. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, around 1 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Fired clay statuette of an unidentified hybrid goddess. There are two triangular defects at the sides, reminiscent of prehistoric incense burners. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. First to second Dynasty, 3100-2700 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...

This ancient statue of the Hindu goddess Uma (Parvarti) is rendered in the pre-Angkor style of Prasat Andet. It comes from Cambodia, it is made from standstone, and it dates to the late 7th or early 8th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich...

Bronze figurine of a goddess. Middle Bronze Age, 1650-1050 BCE. From modern-day Syria. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

Terracotta figure of a goddess, Medea. Tiryns, 13th century BCE.

This statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet is made from granite. It dates from c. 1300 BCE, which coincides with the New Kingdom Period (c. 1550 BCE–c. 1077 BCE). (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)

Diana was goddess o hunt, moon, and childbirth. She was one of the three maiden goddesses; Diana, Minerva and Vesta. They swore never to get married. The outer surface of this bowl was decorated with Diana with bow and pray, and Victory holding...

This stone fragment from ancient Egypt depicts Imentet. She was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the West and thus the protector of the necropolises west of the Nile. Married to Aqen, she is mentioned with some frequency in the Book of the...

In this video, we embark on a journey to discover the intriguing realm of lesser-known Roman gods and goddesses. Delve into the depths of ancient Roman mythology and unravel the stories of deities who have remained hidden in the shadows of...

Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, in the museum's Japan galleries.