Horus Statue

Statue of Horus the Elder

This figure represents Herwer (“Horus the Elder”), one of the many gods Tutankhamun restored when he reinstated traditional religion after the revolutionary Amarna period. Herwer, a funerary god, is mummiform and has the head of a falcon. Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun 1332–1322 BCE

Photo by Kenneth Garrett © 2008 National Geographic

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