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A faience amulet of the baboon-headed god Hepi, one of the Sons of Horus. The figure is facing to the left and is mummiform up to the shoulders with the face, wig and collar finely detailed. The amulet is pierced twice and would probably have been placed among the mummy wrappings.
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Faience amulet van de baviaankoppige god Hepi, een van de vier Horuszonen. De figuur kijkt naar links en is tot aan de schouders mummiform. Het gezicht, de pruik en de kraag zijn in detail weergegeven. Er zijn twee gaatjes in het amulet, dat waarschijnlijk tussen de mummiewindselen werd gelegd.
Amulette en faïence représentant le dieu Hepi à tête de babouin, l'un des quatre Fils d'Horus. Le dieu regarde vers la gauche et est momiforme jusqu'aux épaules. Le visage, la perruque et le collier sont finement détaillés. L'amulette est munie de deux perforations et était probablement placée entre les bandelettes d'une momie.
Ein Fayenceamulett des pavianköpfigen Gottes Hepi, eines der vier Horuskinder. Die Gottheit blickt nach links und ist bis zu den Schultern mumiengestaltig; Gesicht und Kragen sind fein ausgearbeitet. Die Figur besitzt zwei Durchbohrungen und wurde wahrscheinlich zwischen die Mumienbandagen gelegt.
Amuleto in faience del dio dalla testa di babbuino Hepi, uno dei quattro figli di Horo. La figura è rivolta verso sinistra presenta un corpo mummiforme fino alle spalle, con la parrucca ed il collare resi con dovizia di dettagli. L'amuleto presenta due fori e poteva così essere posto fra le bende della mummia.
Amuleto do deus Hepi, um dos Filhos de Hórus, com cabeça de babuíno, em faiança. A figura está voltada para o lado esquerdo e encontra-se mumificada até aos ombros, com face, peruca e colar minuciosamente detalhados. O amuleto está perfurado em dois lados, servindo, provávelmente, para o prender às faixas da múmia.
Amuleto de fayenza del dios Hepi, que tenía cabeza de babuino y era uno de los cuatro Hijos de Horus. Mira hacia la izquierda y es momiforme hasta los hombros, con la cara, la peluca y el collar delicadamente detallados. El amuleto presenta dos agujeros y probablemente estuviera colodado entre las vendas de una momia.
A faience amulet of the baboon-headed god Hepi, one of the Sons of Horus. The figure is facing to the left and is mummiform up to the shoulders with the face, wig and collar finely detailed. The amulet is pierced twice and would probably have been placed among the mummy wrappings.
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The amulet was purchased as part of a large mixed collection from the Castle Museum, Norwich, in 1956. Originally the figure had been in the private collection of Sir J. Currie.
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Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley, "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in the Liverpool Museum", 1995, 78; pl. 122. C.A.R. Andrews; "Amulets of Ancient Egypt".
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Preservation: A small chip on the crown where the amulet was pierced. Iconography: The four Sons of Horus were funerary deities who protected the internal organs of the deceased, Hapy was associated with the lungs. It is probably the Cynocephalus baboon which is represented.
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