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Inscribedon base, label: 70
Head from a Statuette of Harpokrates
Made By
Egyptian, anonymous
Made By
Greek
CultureEgyptian, Greek
DateEarly Ptolemaic Period (c. 310 BC - 200 BC), Ptolemaic Dynasty
PeriodEarly Ptolemaic Period
Mediumterracotta
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Base: 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (3.9 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm)
Base: 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (3.9 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of the son and daughters of Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers, Class of 1907: Frederick Van D. Rogers, Mary Rogers Savage, and Nancy Rogers Pierson
Terms
- Horus
- Harpokrates
- votive
- gods
- Religion
- head
Object number77.63.53
DescriptionThis head was originally part of a terracotta votive statuette depicting the Egyptian god, Harpokrates. He holds his index finger to his lips in gesture symbolizing his youth. On top of his head are the remnants of a miniature atef crown. The style and iconography of the head are consistent with early Ptolemaic representations of Harpokrates.Collections
On View
Not on viewExhibitions
Egyptian
Late Ptolemaic-Early Roman Period (200 BC -30 BC), Ptolemaic Dynasty
Egyptian, anonymous
Late Ptolemaic-Early Roman Period (100 BC - 200 AD), Ptolemaic -Antonine Dynasty
Egyptian, anonymous
Ptolemaic Period (310 BC - 30 BC), Ptolemaic Dynasty
Egyptian, anonymous
Late Period (c. 664 BC - 310 BC), likely Dynasty 30