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Description: | Stone, blue glazed headdress of an amulet of Nefertum. 2cm high. In the Pyramid Texts, Nefertum is the god of the lotus called 'The Lotus Blossom which is at the nose of Re' he is also called 'Lord of perfumes.' From the New Kingdom he was worshipped at Memphis as son of Ptah and Sekhmet. In votive statues usually shown in human form wearing the lotus flower as a crown. Amulets of Nefertum first occur from the Third Intermediate Period (Lacovara et al 2001, 'The Collector's Eye....' p146). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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