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Source Description
Horus the Child was the son of Osiris and Isis; he was the embodiment of divine kingship. After the death of his father, Horus had to fight to protect the throne. With the divine support of his mother, Isis, he was victorious. Horus is depicted here as a child: nude, with a side lock, and a finger to his mouth, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statuette was donated by "Hor-dj-es, son of Udja-hor."
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18814
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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
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object
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18814
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normalized
title
Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
description
Horus the Child was the son of Osiris and Isis; he was the embodiment of divine kingship. After the death of his father, Horus had to fight to protect the throne. With the divine support of his mother, Isis, he was victorious. Horus is depicted here as a child: nude, with a side lock, and a finger to his mouth, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The statuette was donated by "Hor-dj-es, son of Udja-hor."
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th-4th century BCE (Late Period)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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17
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17
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import
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cm
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24.2
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7
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12.7
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H overall with base: 9 1/2 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 5 in. (24.2 × 7 × 12.7 cm); W of base: 2 1/8 × D: 5 in. (5.4 × 12.7 cm); Weight: 59 oz. (1.67 kg)
Source extras
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Egyptian
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bronze, traces of inlay in silver or electrum
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EGY
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none
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