Child god with hemhem crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); W. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the hemhem crown with the nemes. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the thick sidelock attached on the right side of his nemes
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Child god, hemhem crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Cupreous metal, H, 9.6 cm, 3 3/4, W, 3.9, 1 9/16, D, 4.5, figure, represents, child, seated, reclining position, wearing, nemes, distinguished, adult gods, range, iconographic clues, nudity, finger raised, mouth, child, gesture, thick sidelock, attached, right side
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