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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)

Title	Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
Publication Date:	664-342 BCE (Late Period)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Egyptian \| more \| less
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: H: 7 3/4 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 4 in. (19.7 x 5.5 x 10.2 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	54.1983
Record ID	walters-22710
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	664-342 BCE (Late Period)
Notes	Harpocrates or "Horus the Child" was the son of Isis and Osiris. He represents legal kingship as mythical successor of his father Osiris, who, in death, became Lord of the Netherworld. He was especially popular in the Late Period and Ptolemaic period. Representations such as this show him as a nude boy with his finger to his mouth, and a sidelock of hair, the symbols of childhood. Here he also has a uraeus (a cobra serpent) above his forehead, symbolizing his entitlement to kingship.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: 26th-30th Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	EGY \| Ancient Art
Malzeme	bronze with silver inlay

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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)

Publication Date 664-342 BCE (Late Period)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Egyptian | more | less

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: H: 7 3/4 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 4 in. (19.7 x 5.5 x 10.2 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 54.1983

Record ID walters-22710

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 664-342 BCE (Late Period)

Notes Harpocrates or "Horus the Child" was the son of Isis and Osiris. He represents legal kingship as mythical successor of his father Osiris, who, in death, became Lord of the Netherworld. He was especially popular in the Late Period and Ptolemaic period. Representations such as this show him as a nude boy with his finger to his mouth, and a sidelock of hair, the symbols of childhood. Here he also has a uraeus (a cobra serpent) above his forehead, symbolizing his entitlement to kingship.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: 26th-30th Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu EGY | Ancient Art

Malzeme bronze with silver inlay