Amun
Amun gained tremendous popularity in the New Kingdom when he became a kind of national god, and this continued into later periods. His cult originated in Thebes and his temple at Karnak remains one of the most stunning achievements of Egyptian cult and architecture, but he was worshipped in temples and shrines throughout Egypt. In the first millennium BC, statuettes of Amun were offered at many sites throughout Egypt, perhaps in part because, according to some common epithets, he was considered to be a god who listened to and helped his people.
Artwork Details
- Title: Amun
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 664–30 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Cupreous metal
- Dimensions: H. 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.); W. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); D. 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
- Object Number: 04.2.451
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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