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Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York,
4,000 BC.
What a wonderful
conversation piece this would be for your art collection or your home decor!
The image of the bird
Goddess appeared in Egypt in early predynastic times (4000 b.c.) as funerary
figures with strongly beaked faces and winglike arms and hands. These painted
terracota figures, less than a foot high and much alike, were found in graves
in Mohamerian, near Edfu. They serve as a superb blend of bird, woman and
deity. Their greatly enlarged posteriors are a representation of the cosmic or
primal egg.
In
Egyptian myth, the generation of the primal egg takes place in what is known
as the time of non-being where the sublime goose appears among the
imperishable stars. While the world is still flooded by silence, the voice of
the great cackler breaks the stillness, and she lays the egg containing the
germ of life. From her egg burst forth a bird of celestial light. The cosmic
matter from which the universe is formed comes from the primal egg.
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Features
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- Brings ancient history into your own home
- Guaranteed to be a converation starter
- Makes a unique gift
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Specifications
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Size |
11" high |
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Material |
Casting stone |
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Finish |
Antique stone |
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