Statue of god Nefertum unearthed in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis
Posted on 10/07/2020 10:04:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A carved statue of the god Nefertum was unearthed in Saqqara necropolis on Thursday, alongside a group of intact wooden coffins which the antiquities ministry has said it will reveal more details about on Saturday.
The Egyptian archaeological mission working at Saqqara, which is led by Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, uncovered a bronze statue of the god lying beside the 26th Dynasty coffins.
Waziri said that the statue is one of several that the mission found during the excavation work inside an 11 metre-deep burial shaft.
The statue will be displayed on Saturday during the announcement.
The statue is made of bronze and inlaid with precious stones red agate, turquoise, and lapis lazuli. It is 35 centimetres tall and its base is engraved with the name of its owner, "Badi Amun," who is from the 26th Dynasty.
Two weeks ago a collection of 27 intact and sealed coffins were unearthed inside two burial shafts. A third shaft was also found with more discoveries inside.
The ministry will make another major announcement soon.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.ahram.org.eg ...
When are the fundamentalist atheists in AF going to smash it?
I didn’t know you could carve bronze.
We’re does it indicate that it was carved? Bronze statues are normally sculpted in clay then cast in bronze from a mold taken off the clay.
“Where does”
Damn autocorrect!
I wondered where the jewels were, in the crown?
Just proves they would play with any 12 inch doll
I bought one of those at a yard sale—one dollar!
“ You’ll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you’re lucky then the god’s a she..,”
“Ray, the next time someone asks you if you’re a god you SAY YES! “ Winston Zeddemore
“Hey, yall...like my hat?”
Looks like Tom Hanks...............Young Tom Hanks.................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertem
In this one he looks like Pee Wee Herman...................
Secretary General
The Supreme Council of Antiquities
the man sure does love that title....along with the total power to direct and obstruct archeological research not in accord with his personal opinions...he dah Boss.
That’s what I get for not using my reading glasses!
If you want to get really picky, the author does not state that the statue was carved from bronze. The article says the statue was carved, and that the material it’s made of is bronze. Which if the original pattern was carved from beeswax, which is likely, then that that’s true. However it would have been better had the author chosen “cast” instead of “carved” since no doubt that’s how the final figure was produced.
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