Child god wearing Amonian crown and named Horus of Mednit (Aphroditopolis), 664–30

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Child god wearing Amonian crown and named Horus of Mednit (Aphroditopolis), Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (7 3/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. cm (4 3/8 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the double feather crown, which associates him with the god Amun. The child god is usually distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and a sidelock on the right side of his head

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