Inlay depicting the squatting god Anhur (Onuris)

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4th century B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

This small crouching figure is the god Onuris. He is distinguished by his crown of four upright feathers.Originally he held a scepter in the fist on his knee. The king Nectanebo II incorporated into his royal names epithets relating him to the god Onuris.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926