Seated figure of Amun

Unknown

First half of First Millennium B.C. · Limestone · Egyptian Art

An expertly carved figure of Amun, principal deity of the Egyptian pantheon from the New Kingdom (ca. 1500 B.C.) on. The youthful-looking god is seated on a low-backed throne covered with a feather pattern, with the lungs and windpipe of an animal that symbolized a unified Egypt carved on each side. A textile adorned with a pattern of lotus blossoms on the back is depicted as if thrown over the back of the seat. Amun wears his typical flat crown, to which tall feathers were once attached in bronze, a divine beard, and a divine kilt. His outfit is enhanced by a parure of armbands, bracelets, and anklets.

Artist

Unknown

Date

First half of First Millennium B.C.

Medium

Limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020