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Head possibly from a figure of Amun-Min

Late Period (Saite) or later
664–525 BCE or later
Not on view
Although tiny, this intriguing head comes from a high-status composite sculpture most likely of the god Amun-Min. The eyes would have been inlaid with a different material (now missing), and the cap crown has a notch in the back to hold an addition, perhaps the tall feathers worn by Amun and gods syncretized with him (see 07.228.179). The pursed lips suggest a date in the Late Period, although a later date is also possible.

Amun, king of the Egyptian pantheon from the New Kingdom on, was joined with a number of other deities. One of these was Min, originally from the northern Upper Egyptian site of Akhmim. As Amun-Min, this syncretized deity is usually shown with an erect penis, evoking his role as a self-generated fertility god.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head possibly from a figure of Amun-Min
  • Period: Late Period (Saite) or later
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26 or later
  • Date: 664–525 BCE or later
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Steatite
  • Dimensions: H. 6.6 × W. 3.9 × D. 3 cm (2 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.41.153
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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