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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Amun-Re - Walters 54413.jpg Amun was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt He was worshiped at Thebes in southern Egypt from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom 2046 BC The Egyptians considered him to be King of the Gods and divine father of the pharaoh He was also worshiped in Nubia and was the principal god of the Kushite empire in present-day Sudan The style of the figure clarifies that it was made when the Kushites ruled both Egypt and Nubia The god wears his characteristic feather-crown combined with the solar disk of the sun-god Re The attributes he would originally have held were probably the symbols for prosperity was and life ankh ca 680 640 BC Late Period bronze alloy remains of gilding and glass inlay cm 47 6 10 2 13 7 accession number 54 413 32904 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 place of origin Karnak Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian late period Statues of Amun-Ra | ||||
