Figure
664 BC - 332 BC (made)
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Blue-green glazed composition figurine of the god Nefertum. The figure is depicted as a striding human with hands by its sides, wearing a kilt and a lotus flower headdress, with a false beard and tripartite headdress. The figure has a moulded dorsal pillar. It has a historical break at the legs, now repaired.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
| Brief description | Nefertum figurine, blue-green glazed composition, Egypt, Late Period |
| Physical description | Blue-green glazed composition figurine of the god Nefertum. The figure is depicted as a striding human with hands by its sides, wearing a kilt and a lotus flower headdress, with a false beard and tripartite headdress. The figure has a moulded dorsal pillar. It has a historical break at the legs, now repaired. |
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| Credit line | Given by The Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Lent by the Royal Asiatic Society of London to the India Museum. Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Reassigned to Ceramics Department and renumbered in 1925. |
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| Accession number | C.13-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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