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Amun-Min-Kamutef
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
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.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[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.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2015 | 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. |
| 2008-2013 | Mummified. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/26/2023 | Examination | Examined and cleaned in preparation for loan. |
| 3/26/2023 | Examination | Examined, cleaned |
| 3/26/2023 | Treatment | Examined, cleaned. |
| 3/26/2023 | Treatment | Examined and cleaned in preparation for loan. |
| 4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/10/2008 | Treatment | x-ray fluorescence; cleaned; loss compensation; stabilized; other |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2062