Statue / head

Description

Granite statue fragment, depicting the upper part of a god with long wig and beard, probably a fertility god associated with the Nile River: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, probably Hierakonpolis, possibly New Kingdom, c. 1550 - 1069 BC

Museum reference

A.1956.341

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Statue / head

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Granite

Collection place(s)

Hierakonpolis, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator?: J. Quibell

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Adams, B. (1974) ANCIENT HIERAKONPOLIS (Supplement), Wilts: Aris & Phillips Ltd, pp.160,169

Murray, M. (1900) CATALOGUE OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES, Edinburgh , p.52, cat. 971

On display

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