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Source Description
Amun was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt. He was worshiped at Thebes (in southern Egypt) from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2046 BC). The Egyptians considered him to be "King of the Gods" and divine father of the pharaoh. He was also worshiped in Nubia and was the principal god of the Kushite empire (in present-day Sudan).The style of the figure clarifies that it was made when the Kushites ruled both Egypt and Nubia. The god wears his characteristic feather-crown combined with the solar disk of the sun-god Re. The attributes he would originally have held were probably the symbols for prosperity ("was") and life ("ankh").
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Document identity
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32904
label
Statue of Amun-Re
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
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32904
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Statue of Amun-Re
description
Amun was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt. He was worshiped at Thebes (in southern Egypt) from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2046 BC). The Egyptians considered him to be "King of the Gods" and divine father of the pharaoh. He was also worshiped in Nubia and was the principal god of the Kushite empire (in present-day Sudan).The style of the figure clarifies that it was made when the Kushites ruled both Egypt and Nubia. The god wears his characteristic feather-crown combined with the solar disk of the sun-god Re. The attributes he would originally have held were probably the symbols for prosperity ("was") and life ("ankh").
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 747-664 BCE (Late Period, 25th dynasty)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
48.5
height
10.5
depth
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 19 1/8 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 5 5/16 in. (48.5 × 10.5 × 13.5 cm); H with Base: 21 1/16 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 7 1/8 in. (53.5 × 10.5 × 18.1 cm); Base H: 2 1/16 × W:4 1/8 × D: 7 1/8 in. (5.3 × 10.4 × 18.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
style
Kushitic
dynasty
25th Dynasty
med
bronze alloy, remains of gilding and glass inlay
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6182
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EGY
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3193
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