A Polymorphic Deity
Ptolemaic Period
This canid deity mostly likely represented in this statuette is Wepwawet in his role a protector of the enemies of the dead and perhaps even the sun during its nightly journey. This important responsibility would have been communicated in the now missing bow, the quiver seen alongside the throne, and the absent atef-crown signaling his connection to Osiris. The statuette demonstrates the proficiency of wood carvers at the end of the Pharaonic period.
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