Crouching child god holding scepter, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); D. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.), The figure represents a child god in a squatting position. He holds the crook which alludes to his royal status, and he once wore a crown, which is now broken. 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
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Crouching child god holding scepter, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Cupreous metal, H, 3.8 cm, 1 1/2, W, 1.7, 11/16, D, 2.3, 7/8, figure, represents, child god, squatting position, holds, crook, alludes, royal status, wore, crown, now broken, distinguished, adult gods, range, iconographic clues, nudity, finger raised, mouth, child, gesture, thick sidelock
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