Nefertum Amulet
Unknown
1070–332 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

Nefertem, child of Ptah and Sakhmet, represented youthful power, and was identified with the lotus flower, a symbol of the newborn sun and regeneration. The god wears a lotus headdress with two tall feathers.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1070–332 B.C.
- Medium
- Faience
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917











