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Source Description
During the process of mummification, amulets of different kinds were placed on the body or wrapped in the mummy bindings to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld. Figures of the four "Sons of Horus," the gods who protected the containers that held the organs of the deceased, were an indispensable part of a complete set of amulets.This figure of the human-headed god Imsety, who was responsible for the liver, is formed in the round and has a backplate and base. The mummiform god wears a long wig and holds a long folded cloth in each hand.
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Document identity
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19384
label
Figure of Imsety, Son of Horus
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title
Figure of Imsety, Son of Horus
description
During the process of mummification, amulets of different kinds were placed on the body or wrapped in the mummy bindings to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld. Figures of the four "Sons of Horus," the gods who protected the containers that held the organs of the deceased, were an indispensable part of a complete set of amulets.This figure of the human-headed god Imsety, who was responsible for the liver, is formed in the round and has a backplate and base. The mummiform god wears a long wig and holds a long folded cloth in each hand.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 4th century BC (Late Period)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
amulets
plaques
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5
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5
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import
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cm
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7.7
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1.8
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1.6
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H: 3 1/16 x W: 11/16 x D: 5/8 in. (7.7 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
29th-30th Dynasty
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39839
med
Egyptian faience with green and black glaze
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6182
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