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Amulet depicting the god Nefertem

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 suspension loop on the back of the crown, with two small rings made of metal wire. The figure wears a tripartite wig. The arms are positioned along the body. The statuette rests on a small rectangular base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 6738/v.n.20
Metal / Bronze
0.5 cm x 3 cm x 1.1 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio