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Standing Hapy with Baboon Head, Son of Horus
early 11th-mid 4th century BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
Egyptian faience glazed
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Hapy was one of the four sons of Horus and especially protected the body of the deceased. Therefore, there is a representation of all four Sons of Horus placed on the mummy.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1630