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Source Description
The seated figure represents a nude child god. The crown on his head depicts a lotus bud. The opened lotus flower is an attribute of the god Nefertem, the son of the creator god Ptah and the lioness goddess Sakhmet. This variation of Nefertem with a lotus bud is a rare example.
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Document identity
localId
1556
label
Lion Headed Nefertem
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
1556
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Lion Headed Nefertem
description
The seated figure represents a nude child god. The crown on his head depicts a lotus bud. The opened lotus flower is an attribute of the god Nefertem, the son of the creator god Ptah and the lioness goddess Sakhmet. This variation of Nefertem with a lotus bud is a rare example.
provenance
Mrs. G. Harry Pouder, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1971, by bequest.
date
early 11th-mid 4th century BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pendants
amulets
amulet-pendants
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5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5
height
0.9
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 x W: 3/8 x D: 7/8 in. (5.02 x 0.92 x 2.23 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-30th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
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