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Source Description
Pendants with representations of deities made of silver were precious in ancient Egypt. They had an amuletic function and were used by the elite. This pendant represents Harpokrates (Horus the Child) in a seated posture. The image follows the iconographical standard for this god- with the nude body, a uraeus (cobra serpent) on the forehead, a juvenile sidelock, and a collar around his neck. His feet rest on a rectangular base. Harpokrates was a very popular deity, especially in the first millennium BC, together with his powerful mother Isis.
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Document identity
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32755
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Pendant, Horus the Child Seated
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Source metadata
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title
Pendant, Horus the Child Seated
description
Pendants with representations of deities made of silver were precious in ancient Egypt. They had an amuletic function and were used by the elite. This pendant represents Harpokrates (Horus the Child) in a seated posture. The image follows the iconographical standard for this god- with the nude body, a uraeus (cobra serpent) on the forehead, a juvenile sidelock, and a collar around his neck. His feet rest on a rectangular base. Harpokrates was a very popular deity, especially in the first millennium BC, together with his powerful mother Isis.
provenance
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (Late Period (30th dynasty)-early Ptolemaic Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants
figurines
amulets
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.7
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1.5
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/8 x W: 9/16 x D: 7/8 in. (4.7 x 1.5 x 2.2 cm); H on mount: 1 15/16 x W: 11/16 x D: 1 3/16 in. (4.9 x 1.7 x 3 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
dynasty
30th-early Ptolemaic Dynasty
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silver cast
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6182
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JWL
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2172
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