Description
The representation of the mummiform Amun-Min-Kamutef with an erect phallus alludes to his role as a fertility god. His right arm is raised in a gesture of rejoicing. The name Kamutef ("bull of his mother") conveys that the god is both father and son and, therefore, self-created. Instead of the god's usual tall, feathered crown, this statuette (a rare example) depicts the god wearing the crown of Upper (south) Egypt, emphasizing his southern origins.








Amun-Min-Kamutef
Conservation
Examined and cleaned in preparation for loan.
Examined and cleaned in preparation for loan.
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
Examination | Examined, cleaned | |
Treatment | Examined, cleaned. | |
4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
10/10/2008 | Treatment | x-ray fluorescence; cleaned; loss compensation; stabilized; other |
Exhibitions
- Mummified. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2008-2013.
- Die Entstehung der Welt. Ägyptens letzter Schöpfungsmythos (The Origin of the World. Egypt’s Last Creation Myth). Roemer- und Pelizaeus- Museum, Hildesheim; Kunsthalle Leoben, Leoben. 2014-2015.
Provenance
[Found near Cairo]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
Creator
- Egyptian (Artist)
Period
7th-4th century BC (Late Period)Accession Number
54.2062Measurements
H with tang: 8 7/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 1 15/16 in. (21.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm); H without Tang: 7 11/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 1 15/16 in. (19.6 x 7.4 x 4.9 cm); H on base: 9 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 2 in. (22.8 x 7.8 x 5.1 cm); Base H: 1 5/16 x W: 1 15/16 x D: 2 in. (3.3 x 5 x 5.1 cm)Geographies
- Egypt (Place of Origin)