Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine

Amun-Re

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 57.1417. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 57.1417
Dynasty: 22nd Dynasty
Date: ca. 945-715 BCE (Third Intermediate Period, 22nd dynasty)
Date range: 945 BCE – 715 BCE
Materials: ['silver with gold plating']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Amun-Re (57.1417). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220019

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Description

<p>Silver figures such as this one were precious in Ancient Egypt. This small statuette has a loop at the back to be used as a pendant. Amun is displayed with the standard iconography of Amun-Re. He is dressed in a divine kilt, a collar, and a double feather-crown combined with a sun-disk. </p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1417' rel='external'>Amun-Re</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A silver-toned, gold-plated Egyptian-style seated or standing male statue holding an ankh-like emblem, with an engraved back pillar filled with repeated oval/loop motifs. The face and torso display fine incised details and collar/robe纹 patterns.

The image shows a full figure statue in a metallic finish with a human head and nude upper torso. The head is proportioned with a short, tightly stylized hairstyle; the facial features are lightly incised/relief-modeled. A broad collar and layered chest decoration are visible, along with incised patterning on the kilt/robe at the waist and down the legs. The right and left arms are present, with one hand holding what appears to be an ankh (cross with loop) or a similar emblem; the other hand hangs at the side. The back pillar is a tall rectangular element with evenly spaced repeated arch/oval shapes (likely decorative or apotropaic motifs rather than legible hieroglyphs). No clear cartouche borders or royal name text can be confirmed. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible.

religious unknown (Egyptian statue form; specific dynasty/period unclear from the image alone) good

Deities Amun-Re (catalogue attribution)

Materials silver-toned metalgold plating (per catalogue; visible gold traces not clearly resolvable in the image)

Connections

Deities Amun Ra Amun-Ra

Materials Silver-Toned Metal

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 57.1417 tier-2
Walters-id 2978 tier-2

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