Inlay depicting the squatting god Re, 4th century

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Inlay depicting the squatting god Re, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century , From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. cm (3 1/4 in.); W. cm (1 5/8 in.); D. cm (9/16 in.), This small crouching falcon-headed figure is the god Re. He wears a sun-disk as a crown. Originally he held a scepter in the fist on his knee. The king Nectanebo II incorporated into his royal names epithets relating him to the god Re

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Size: 3901px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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