Shu Amulet

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664–332 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

Shu, god of the air, is associated with the principle of life. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, Shu initiated life by raising the sky to separate it from the earth. In amulets Shu kneels with arms raised to perform this feat. Very often a sun disk is shown over his head, alluding to the sky.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–332 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904