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| Keywords: Egyptian - Lion Headed Nefertem - Walters 482314 - Back.jpg The seated figure represents a nude child god The crown on his head depicts a lotus bud The opened lotus flower is an attribute of the god Nefertem the son of the creator god Ptah and the lioness goddess Sakhmet This variation of Nefertem with a lotus bud is a rare example between 1070 332 BC Third Intermediate-Late Period Egyptian faience with green glaze cm 5 02 0 92 2 23 accession number 48 2314 1556 Mrs G Harry Pouder Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Gift of Mrs G Harry Pouder from the estate of the late G H Pouder 1971 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Nefertum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
