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Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris)

Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris). Dimensions: H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). Date: 4th century B.C.. 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.
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Title:
Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris)
Caption:
Inlay of the squatting god Anhur (Onuris). Dimensions: H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). Date: 4th century B.C.. 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.
Technique/material:
FAIENCE
Period:
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3151 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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