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Source Description
The god Shu is kneeling on a rectangular base with his arms raised to lift the sky from the earth.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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812
label
Kneeling Shu with Raised Arms and Sun Disk
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Source metadata
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title
Kneeling Shu with Raised Arms and Sun Disk
description
The god Shu is kneeling on a rectangular base with his arms raised to lift the sky from the earth.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-mid 4th century BCE (Late Period, 26th-30th dynasty)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
amulets
pendants
figurines
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6
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dimensions
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cm
width
3.5
height
2
depth
1.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 13/16 x D: 9/16 in. (3.47 x 2.01 x 1.43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th Dynasty-30th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
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6182
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EGY
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3193
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