Ancient Egyptian Bronze Sculpture of the deity Khnum. Late Period, 664 - 332 BC. 13 cm Height.

Sculpture of the deity Khnum. \r
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Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 664 - 332 BC. \r
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Bronze. \r
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13 cm height 18. 5 cm with the stand. \r
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PROVENANCE: Private collection, Paris, France. 1960. \r
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CONDITION: Good condition. \r
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Khnum, ancient Egyptian god of fertility, associated with water and with procreation. Khnum was worshipped from the 1st dynasty (c. 2925–2775 BCE) into the early centuries CE. He was represented as a ram with horizontal twisting horns or as a man with a ram’s head. Khnum was believed to have created humankind from clay like a potter; this scene, with him using a potter’s wheel, was depicted in later times. The god’s first main cult centre was Herwer, near Al-Ashmūnayn in Middle Egypt. From the New Kingdom (1539–1075 BCE) on, however, he was the god of the island of Elephantine, near present-day Aswān, and was known as the lord of the surrounding First Cataract of the Nile River. At Elephantine he formed a triad of deities with the goddesses Satis and Anukis. Khnum also had an important cult at Esna, south of Thebes. \r
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