Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris)
This small crouching figure is the god Onuris. He is distinguished by his crown of four upright feathers.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 Onuris.
Artwork Details
- Title: Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris)
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 4th century B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
- Object Number: 26.7.1002
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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