Relief with Onuris-Shu
Description
<p>Here, the god Onuris-Shu holds an ankh, the hieroglyphic sign for life, in one hand and a was scepter, an animal-headed staff symbolizing power, in the other. Four plumes rise from a circlet atop his short wig, and a protective uraeus (sacred cobra) rises from his brow. The god wears a long, sheer, patterned garment, a divine beard, a wesekh, or beaded broad collar, and a necklace with a shrine-shaped pendant. A portion of the hand and scepter of another divine figure remain behind Onuris-Shu. The inscriptions suggest that the relief was once part of a scene of adoration.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.120' rel='external'>Relief with Onuris-Shu</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.120 tier-2
- Walters-id 8004 tier-2
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