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Khnum

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 54.2061. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 54.2061
Dynasty: 26th Dynasty (?)
Date: ca. 664-525 BCE (Late Period, 26th dynasty)
Date range: 664 BCE – 525 BCE
Materials: ['bronze']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Khnum (54.2061). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220708

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<p>Khnum's headdress consists of a disc, symbolizing the sun, and the uraeus, the sacred asp, emblem of supreme power. His pupils were probably inlaid with silver. Bronze permits the open stride of this figure, though the arm gestures are still restricted.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2061' rel='external'>Khnum</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Deities Khnum

Materials Bronze

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Walters-AccNum 54.2061 tier-2
Walters-id 39638 tier-2

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