Votive
Statuette

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Penn Museum
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Penn Museum
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Title:
Votive
Statuette
Date:
300-200 BC
-300
-200
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.Inlaid
Type:
Votive
Statuette
Subject:
Nefertem
Coverage:
Ptolemaic
Geographic region:
Egypt
Time period:
Ptolemaic Period
Thirty-Third Dynasty
Provenance:
Purchased from Nicolas Tano, 1924
Medium:
Bronze
Glass
Gold
Extent:
53.34
cm
10.16
Identifier:
56812
Source:
E14286
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