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Source Description
This finely modeled figure of the young god Horus-the-Child (called Harpocrates by the Greeks) shows him, as ususal, sucking his finger. He wears the typical juvenile sidelock, but also has short curly hair, indicated by fine incised lines. Teh deep-set eyes reveal the influence of Greek art on late representations of this well-known Egyptian god.The legs and left arm are damaged.
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Document identity
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12603
label
Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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12603
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
description
This finely modeled figure of the young god Horus-the-Child (called Harpocrates by the Greeks) shows him, as ususal, sucking his finger. He wears the typical juvenile sidelock, but also has short curly hair, indicated by fine incised lines. Teh deep-set eyes reveal the influence of Greek art on late representations of this well-known Egyptian god.The legs and left arm are damaged.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Alexandria]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.8
height
2
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/16 x W: 13/16 x D: 7/16 in. (0.82 x 2 x 1.12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
hippopotamus ivory
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6182
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EGY
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none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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