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Aegis with heads of Onuris and Mehit

Aegis with the heads of Onuris and Mehit. Mehit’s protome is crowned with a solar disc. The lioness head is stylised, the neck joins the wesekh collar. Beside Mehit’s protome is the head of Onuris; the feathered headdress is broken, and a flat bronze element connects the headdresses of the two deities. The wig is stylized, and the god wears a false beard. The wesekh collar is composed of four registers. On the back, a suspension loop consisting of two bands is present. The lower edge of the collar is broken. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Suppl. 2919
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Egypt, Cairo, Heliopolis
Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1903–1906
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio