Tutu, Ptolemaic Period, 300–150 B.C., From Egypt, limestone, pigment inlay; missing inlay, L 35.6 cm; W 12.1 cm; H 21.1 cm (14 in x 4 3/4 in x 8 5/16 in), Tutu was a late addition to the Egyptian pantheon: the name of the god first appears in the 6th century B.C, and he flourished in the last centuries B.C. and in the Roman Period. The god was the son of the goddess Neith, and he was usually represented in the form of a striding royal sphinx composed of a lion's body and a human head, with usually a snake as his tail
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Tutu, Ptolemaic Period, 300–150 B.C, Egypt, limestone, pigment inlay, missing, L 35.6 cm, W 12.1, H 21.1, 14, x 4 3/4, 8 5/16, late addition, Egyptian pantheon, name, god first, 6th century, flourished, last centuries, B.C, Roman, god, son, goddess Neith, usually represented, form, striding royal, sphinx, composed, lion, body, human head, usually, snake, tail
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