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Source Description
Nefertem was a god of renewal and the son of the creator god Ptah and his wife the lioness goddess Sakhmet. The triade Ptah, Sakhmet, Nefertem were mainly worshipped in Memphis.The bronze figurine of the god Nefertem has a loop on its back between the head and the crown. This indicates that the object, which is too large to be just an amulet, was used in rituals and probably carried on a chain around the neck of a worshipper.
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Document identity
localId
21678
label
Nefertem
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
21678
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Nefertem
description
Nefertem was a god of renewal and the son of the creator god Ptah and his wife the lioness goddess Sakhmet. The triade Ptah, Sakhmet, Nefertem were mainly worshipped in Memphis.The bronze figurine of the god Nefertem has a loop on its back between the head and the crown. This indicates that the object, which is too large to be just an amulet, was used in rituals and probably carried on a chain around the neck of a worshipper.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
figurines
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4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.6
height
3.1
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 3/4 x W: 1 1/4 x D: 1 in. (14.63 x 3.11 x 2.58 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
cast bronze
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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