Egyptian Faience Standing Figure of Khnum

An ancient Egyptian blue faience amulet of the ram headed god Khnum, the Lord of Elephantine, in a kilt striding, his hands at his sides.

Late Period, ca. 700-30 BC.
Height: 1 3/4 in. (4.1 cm).
Intact.

Khnum was the Egytpian creator god who fashioned humans from clay on the potter's wheel. He was associated with the inundation of the Nile.

Confer: C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, (Texas, 1994), p. 22.

Formerly in an English private collection acquired between 1953-1992.

Inv#: 4310

$1,750