Harpokrates in double crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 2


Harpokrates in double crown, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); D. cm (1 1/2 in.), The figure represents a child god in a striding/standing position, wearing the double crown, which alludes to his royal status. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the sidelock on the right side of his head


Size: 3467px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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