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Nefertum statuette

Standing figure of Nefertum, striding with left leg forward. The god is wearing a headdress composed of a lotus blossom surmounted by two tall plumes and flanked by two bronze elements, probably identifiable as menat-counterpoises (a hathoric symbol of fertility). There is a broken suspension loop composed of two bands on the back, between the crown and the head. Nefertum has a tripartite wig equipped with a small uraeus. The god has a false beard connected to the upper chest. Nefertum has the left arm at side, the hand is clenched into a fist, the right arm is bent on the chest and the hand is holding an object: although it has generally been described as a scimitar, or scimitar like object, it is a short fan made of a single, curved ostrich plume. Nefertum wears the shendyt kilt. The feet rest on a thin rectangular base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 215
Metal / Bronze
3.2 cm x 15.7 cm x 4.4 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1882
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 / Showcase 08
Museo Egizio