Votive

Statuette

Object Number:

E14286

Current Location:

Amarna

Culture:

Ptolemaic

Provenience:

Egypt

Period:

Ptolemaic Period
Thirty-Third Dynasty

Date Made:

300-200 BC

Early Date:

-300

Late Date:

-200

Section:

Egyptian

Materials:

Bronze
Glass
Gold

Technique:

Inlaid

Iconography:

Nefertem

Description:

Votive statuette of Nefertem standing and striding with the left foot forward. Wears a crown composed of a blue lotus surmounted by two tall plumes, originally inlaid with glass, fragments of which remain. Eyes decorated with gold leaf.

Height:

53.34cm

Width:

10.16cm

Depth:

20.32cm

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)

Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun (12 Nov 2006)

Bibliography:

[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 72-73