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Source Description
The representation of the mummiform Amun-Min-Kamutef with an erect phallus alludes to his role as a fertility god. His right arm is raised in a gesture of rejoicing. The name Kamutef ("bull of his mother") conveys that the god is both father and son and, therefore, self-created. Instead of the god's usual tall, feathered crown, this statuette (a rare example) depicts the god wearing the crown of Upper (south) Egypt, emphasizing his southern origins.
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Document identity
localId
9453
label
Amun-Min-Kamutef
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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7
Source metadata
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9453
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Amun-Min-Kamutef
description
The representation of the mummiform Amun-Min-Kamutef with an erect phallus alludes to his role as a fertility god. His right arm is raised in a gesture of rejoicing. The name Kamutef ("bull of his mother") conveys that the god is both father and son and, therefore, self-created. Instead of the god's usual tall, feathered crown, this statuette (a rare example) depicts the god wearing the crown of Upper (south) Egypt, emphasizing his southern origins.
provenance
[Found near Cairo]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th-4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
7.4
depth
4.9
dimensionsRaw
H with tang: 8 7/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 1 15/16 in. (21.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm); H without Tang: 7 11/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 1 15/16 in. (19.6 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm); H on base: 9 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 2 in. (22.8 x 7.8 x 5.1 cm); Base H: 1 5/16 x W: 1 15/16 x D: 2 in. (3.3 x 5 x 5.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
med
bronze, gold
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6182
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EGY
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2173
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