MAKE A MEME View Large Image Harpocrates - Walters 71506 - Left.jpg This finely modeled figure of the young god Horus-the-Child called Harpocrates by the Greeks shows him as ususal sucking his finger He wears the typical juvenile sidelock but also has short curly hair ...
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Keywords: Harpocrates - Walters 71506 - Left.jpg This finely modeled figure of the young god Horus-the-Child called Harpocrates by the Greeks shows him as ususal sucking his finger He wears the typical juvenile sidelock but also has short curly hair indicated by fine incised lines Teh deep-set eyes reveal the influence of Greek art on late representations of this well-known Egyptian god The legs and left arm are damaged century 4 1 BC Greco-Roman hippopotamus ivory cm 0 82 2 1 12 accession number 71 506 12603 Said to be 22nd Dynasty found near Alexandria Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Ptolemaic dynasty Statuettes of Harpocrates Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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