Shrine box, lizard, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 304 B.C.–A.D. 364, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); L. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.), The lizard in later periods of Egyptian history was linked with the creator and solar god Atum, in large part because of their reptilian tendency to warm themselves in the sunshine. Almost all copper alloy representations, like this one, show the lizards prone, with legs slightly splayed, as if basking in the sun’s rays
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Shrine box, lizard, Ptolemaic, Roman Period, 304 B.C.–.D, 364, Egypt, Cupreous metal, H, 2.9 cm, 1 1/8, W, 2.7 1/16, L, 7.7, 3, later periods, Egyptian history, linked, creator, solar god, Atum, large part, reptilian tendency, warm themselves, sunshine, Almost, copper alloy, representations, lizards prone, legs slightly, splayed, if basking, sun, rays
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