Statue of Seth


Accession Number
W458
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Gods case
Object Type
Sculpture, Statue
Periods
Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period
Material
Wood
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Seth
Measurements
Height: 133mm | Width: 23mm | Depth: 44mm

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Description

A wooden statue of hippopotamus-headed man, likely the god Seth. Statues in wood are uncommon and images of gods from the Third Intermediate Period are usually cast in metal. Collected by Sir Henry Wellcome prior to 1912. When recorded in the Wellcome archives in 1925, the upper left arm was still intact.

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 65]