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Bronze statuette

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A solid bronze statuette of the god Amun-Re, represented walking and in his right hand he holds a mace up to his crown.The god has a grotesque head with the mane and ears of a lion. This is the head of the god Bes but the tall, conical crown of bound reeds was worn by Amun, and it may have been surmounted by a sun-disk.The hollow pedestal is rectangular and is inscribed with a dedication by Nesptah, son of Wenuamun and Pen-neter.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

M11594

Dating

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material

BRONZE

Technique

FULL CAST

Height

20 cm

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