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Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
This small crouching figure is the god Onuris. He is distinguished by his crown of four upright feathers.Originally he held a scepter in the fist on his knee. The king Nectanebo II incorporated into his royal names epithets relating him to the god Onuris.
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Title: Inlay depicting the squatting god Anhur (Onuris) facing right
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 4th century B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Number: 26.7.1007
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