EditorialTwo otters. The animals'upright position when scenting was mistaken by the Egyptians as a praying gesture. Otters were sacred to the goddess Uto, the centre of her cult was Buto in the Nile-delta. 26th dynasty. Bronze, Inv. 765, 762.
EditorialTwo otters. The animals'upright position when scenting was mistaken by the Egyptians as a praying gesture. Otters were sacred to the goddess Uto, the centre of her cult was Buto in the Nile-delta. 26th dynasty. Bronze, Inv. 765, 762.