Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar), Cupreous metal, H


Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar), Cupreous metal, H. without tang cm (14 3/8 in.); W. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); D. cm (5 1/4 in.), Harpokrates, or Horus the Child, is depicted here. Nudity and a finger (broken) raised to the mouth identify the figure as a child god, reinforced by the plumpness of his body and rolls of fat on his throat, and by the child lock once affixed to his crown on the left


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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