Nefertum - Egypt Museum

Nefertum - Egypt Museum

Cupreous alloy figure of Nefertum Ptolemaic, c. 332–30 B.C.Met Museum. 10.175.131 To the Ancient Egyptians, Nefertum, the radiant deity of the blue lotus, emerged from the primordial waters as the fragrant bloom that first opened at the dawn of creation. Often depicted as a handsome youth crowned with a lotus flower (sometimes flanked by plumes or lions), Nefertum embodied both rebirth and divine fragrance, serving as a bridge between the realms…