Egyptian Bronze Nefertem

Origin: EgyptCirca: Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, 1070 BC to 343 BCDimensions: 6.3" Height x 1.5" Width x 2" Depth including custom stand (16 cm x 3.8 cm x 5 cm)Medium: Bronze The superbly executed god is shown striding forward with the left leg advanced, and right leg missing from the knee down.  He wears a belted pleated kilt, with his right arm lowered, and his left bent acutely at the elbow, forearm projecting forward.  His chin beard is delicately braided and he wears a striated tripartite headcloth once surmounted by his customary lotus crown.  Remains of a circular tenon are preserved atop the head.