Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Harpokrates (Horus the Child) Seal
1976-1425 BCE (Late Middle Kingdom-early New Kingdom)
Egyptian faience with blue glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This squatting Horus Child may have been used as a seal.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 11/16 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 5/8 in. (4.32 x 2.65 x 1.55 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.
42.207