Bronze Statuette Of Nefertum
date: label: Accession Date
content: 24 Feb 1966
name: label: Donor Name
content: Smithsonian Institution
notes: label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Bronze votive statue of Nefertem, 664-310 B.C. God of the rising sun, Nefertem was one of the so-called child gods who offered the promise of renewal and triumph over adversity. He wears a lotus on his head because the flower opens in morning sun.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 25 Mar 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 260207
label: USNM Number
content: A440217-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Statuette