Tutu, Ptolemaic Period, 300–150 , From Egypt, limestone, pigment inlay; missing inlay, L cm; W cm; H cm (14

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Tutu, Ptolemaic Period, 300–150 , From Egypt, limestone, pigment inlay; missing inlay, L cm; W cm; H 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 , and he flourished in the last centuries 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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