Wadjet Analysis

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For the artifact of choice from my museum visit that I have chosen is the Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet exhibited in the LACMA Museum. My first glance at this figurine instantly caught my eye because of the movement of this piece and in class we have talked about how the egyptians were attempting to create work of arts with movement. I see the figurine with it’s left leg stepping forward and it’s right left remain in neutral stance behind the left leg. Also at the same time the left hand reaching forward elbows bent. The figurine seems to be bronze made, I can not identify with marks of paint lost through time. The figurine seem to have survived quite nicely over time since only the paint wore off, but a item seems to be missing the hand was …show more content…
When upper and lower egypt unified Wadjet would usually be paired with a the White Vulture and be known as the “two ladies”. Wadjet was known to be a fighter and never retreated, also was originally the goddess of the cobra, and in the bronze sculpture of Wadjet has a head of a lion. This extra animalistic features was added in because later on in time it was told she merged with the Cat Goddess Bast, which gave her extra fierce strength to protect. “Many of their ancient gods were subsumed into new gods and goddesses. The practice of creating new deities by combining them with old gods”(Rubalcaba). The Figurine of the Goddess Wadjet also displays a disk above its head, this disk represents the sun. It was believed that Wadjet is the daughter of the sun god Atum-Ra, so having a the disk above it’s head in the figure is implying a representation of Wadjet being a goddess bestowed by Atum-Ra. The missing staff of this piece would’ve probably been some sort of weapon since she was known as a warrior and a protector of pharaohs, but some speculate it could have been papyrus scepter “probably a papyrus scepter in the left hand and an ankh in the right, are now lost.” …show more content…
It was believed the statute placed beside the tomb would spit venomous acid to all those who defile the tomb. Wadjet before merging with Nekhbet was a derived symbol of lower Egypt (Papyrus), for the egyptians believed she created human life. Being the daughter of Atum-Ra she was bestowed the eyes of Ra who watches over the pharaoh and acts as the first oracle. Before she was worshipped in temples for ceremonies by priest and oracles later worshiped for burial ceremony. Wadjet although was a fierce goddess she had a gentle side as the protector of mother in child fertility. Known as a fierce goddess who protected lower Egypt, Wadjet is one of the oldest worshiped deities in ancient Egypt, also she serves many different

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