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Pendant of Egyptian god Nefertum

Υ307
Faience
Incomplete
Height: 5.8 cm.
Inatos
Cave of Eileithyia
Early Archaic-Archaic period (Egyptian dating: Saite period):
664-525 BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
175
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sacred Caves
Description
Pendant of male figure wearing a lotus-flower crown and typical Egyptian kilt. Based on the iconography, this is the Egyptian god Nefertum, son of Ptah and Sehkmet, the god of beauty and fragrance, who represents the blue lotus flowers of the Nile. Figurines of Nefertum were thought to bring their owners good fortune. The figurine has a suspension loop at the back to be worn as a pendant.
Bibliography:
Karetsou A. - Andreaki-Vlazaki M., Crete-Egypt, Three thousand years of cultural links, Herakleion-Cairo, 2001, 339.
Author:
S. P.


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