Child god with hemhem crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (3 3/4 in.); W. 3

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Child god with hemhem crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (3 3/4 in.); W. cm (1 9/16 in.); D. cm (1 3/4 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the hemhem crown with the nemes. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the thick sidelock attached on the right side of his nemes

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Size: 2533px × 3800px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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