A Polymorphic Deity
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Polymorphic Deity
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Dynasty: Probably Dynasty 30 or later
- Date: 390–30 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Wood
- Dimensions: H. 6.1 × W. 1.5 × D. 3.4 cm (2 3/8 × 9/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.161
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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332–30 BCE
390–246 BCE
ca. 924–889 B.C.
ca. 990–970 B.C.
332–250 B.C.
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