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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
late 4th-3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
Harpokrates stands with his left foot advanced, his left hand held down at his side, while his right index finger touches his mouth in the standard gesture of childhood. He wears a skullcap and a sidelock of youth, and a heart pendant is shown around his neck; the god is otherwise nude.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2002 | Serapis: The Creation of a God. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (12 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1981