    
|
 |
  
Bronze Height: 21.2 cm 
The meaning of the Egyptian name Amun, `the hidden one', conveys
something of the god's universal and all-pervading nature. His
elevation to the status of king of the gods occurred during the
Middle Kingdom (circa 1950 BC); the deity's prestige was further
increased during the New Kingdom by his association with the
sun-god Re, and by the time of the Greeks Amon-Re was identified
with Zeus. This particular image of the god, solid cast in bronze,
is among the pantheon decorating Freud's desk-top. Its influence
on Freud may be seen in the first essay of `Moses and Monotheism'
(SE, 23, pp. 1-137).
|
All Rights Reserved, Copyright (c) 1996 KAJIMA CORPORATION