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Inscribedno inscription
Statuette of Harpokrates, Standing with Double Crown
Made By
Egyptian, anonymous
Made By
Roman
Made By
Greek
CultureEgyptian, Roman, Greek
DateLate Ptolemaic-Early Roman Period (100 BC - 200 AD), Ptolemaic -Antonine Dynasty
PeriodLate Ptolemaic - Early Roman
Mediumbronze
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. (9.5 x 2.8 x 1.9 cm)
Classification(s)
- ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Horace L. Mayer
Terms
- gods
- Horus
- Harpokrates
- votive
- Religion
Object number60.36.1
DescriptionThis hollow cast, votive statuette depicts the child-god, Harpokrates, striding forward, his left arm held at his side. He is nude and his head clean shaven except for the usual braided sidelock. On his head sits the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. His right forefinger is held to his lips in a gesture meant to signify his youth. The cult of Harpokrates rapidly grew in popularity during the late first millennium BC. This is likely due to close association at the time between Harpokrates and the Egyptian pharaoh, who was commonly considered to be an earthly embodiment of Horus.Collections
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