Statuette of Amun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, ca. 945–712 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak, Gold, h. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in); d 5.8 cm (2 1/4 in); weight 0.9 kg. (2 lbs), The god Amun ('the hidden one') first came into prominence at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. From the New Kingdom onward, Amun was arguably the most important god in the Egyptian pantheon. As a creator god, Amun is most often identified as Amun-Re (in the typical Egyptian blending of deities, Amun is combined with the main solar deity, Re)
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Statuette, Amun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, ca, 945–712 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak, Gold, h, 17.5 cm, 6 7/8, w, 4.7, 1, d 5.8, 2 1/4, weight 0.9 kg, lbs, god, hidden, first came, prominence, Middle Kingdom, New, onward, arguably, important god, Egyptian pantheon, creator, identified, Amun-Re, typical Egyptian, blending, deities, combined, main solar, deity, Re
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