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Head of Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head may have belonged to a statuette of the juvenile god Harpokrates. It lacks a beard, and the ears were originally covered. The skull was originally covered with a headdress. Rectangular holes on the neck, forehead, and sides would have been used to attach the uraeus and ram's horns. The eyes were inlaid with black and white paste; the inlay for the eyebrows is missing.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
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.
54.394