Statuette of Horus (Harpocrates)
Statuette of Horus (Harpocrates)

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Statuette of Horus (Harpocrates)

Egyptian
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 304–30 BCE
y1965-203

Information

Title
Statuette of Horus (Harpocrates)
Maker
Egyptian
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
figure: 8.5 x 3.0 x 4.4 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.) with base: 10.8 x 5.9 x 7.0 cm (4 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Hetty Goldman
Object Number
y1965-203
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Hellenistic
Type
metalwork, figurines
Materials
bronze
Subject
serpents, religious objects, deities, figures (representations), symbols of office

Bought by Hetty Goldman in Paris; given to the Museum in 1965

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