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Statuette of Harpokrates, Standing with Cornucopia

Made By Egyptian
Made By Greek
CultureEgyptian, Greek
DateLate Ptolemaic-Early Roman Period (200 BC -30 BC), Ptolemaic Dynasty
PeriodLate Ptolemaic - Early Roman
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (23.8 x 8.3 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edwin Howland Blashfield
Terms
  • Horus
  • Harpokrates
  • votive
  • Religion
  • gods
Object numberSGR.1
DescriptionThis terracotta votive statuette depicts the Egyptian god, Harpokrates. He is nude and his head clean shaven except for his trademark side-lock. He holds his index finger to his lips in a gesture symbolizing his youth. Mold-made statuettes of this type were mass-produced in Egypt throughout the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
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