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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
Harpokrates is shown with his left foot advanced, his right hand held in front of him, and his left down at his side. HIs fists once held attributes. He wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the sidelock of youth; he is otherwise nude. His eyes are inlaid with gold and enamel.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase [said to be from MIt Rahina (Memphis), Egypt]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
Overall: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
Overall1: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
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.
54.1978