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Amulet of min, the god of fertility

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Crude moulded faience amulet showing the god Min with mummiform body, double plumed head-dress, and arm raised to support a flagellum. In place of the erect phallus, principal attribute of this god of potency, the figure has the left hand held to the waist.

Present location

 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

 1922:34

Dating

 LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

 UNKNOWN

Category

 AMULET

Material

 FAIENCE

Technique

 PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

Height

 2.3 cm

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