Caption

Figurine of the god Nefertum; Egyptian deity; sculpture in Egyptian art; material/creator, crowns; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; height 12.4 cm, width 3.3 cm, depth 4 cm., A small bronze figurine viewed from the back standing on a square reddish-brown marble base with white and lighter brown veins; the figure has a dark metallic bronze surface with areas of lighter patina and slight greenish corrosion, a tall central vertical headdress rising above a flared crown-like element, long straight hair or a backpiece reaching the shoulders, a fitted short garment around the waist, visible arms with one bent and the other hanging, and bare legs and feet positioned on the base; the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_468

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.5Mb (1.9Mb) / 8.1in x 19.3in / 2441 x 5799 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine god Nefertum Egyptian deity sculpture Egyptian art material creator crowns Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt height 12.4 cm width 3.3 cm depth 4 cm small bronze figurine viewed back standing square reddish-brown marble base white lighter brown veins figure dark metallic bronze surface areas lighter patina slight greenish corrosion tall central vertical headdress rising flared crown- element long straight hair backpiece reaching shoulders fitted short garment waist visible arms bent hanging bare legs feet positioned base background uniform light gray.