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Amulet depicting the god Iah

Standing figure of Iah, striding with left leg forward. The god is wearing a crown composed of a moon disk resting on the crescent moon. He is wearing a tripartite wig decorated with a uraeus. There is a suspension loop composed of two bands between the crown and the back of the head. The god is wearing a false beard connected to the upper chest. Iah has is arms at sides, the hands are clenched into fists. Iah is wearing the shendyt kilt. The feet rest on a rectangular base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Suppl. 2910
Metal / Bronze
1 cm x 5.5 cm x 1.7 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Heliopolis
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1903–1906
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio