A child god, probably Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C. or earlier, From Egypt, Memphite Region, North Saqqara, Sacred Animal Necropolis, Falcon Catacomb Gallery 6, niche 6a, EES excavations 1969-71, Leaded bronze, formerly gilded, h. 16 cm (6 5/16 in); w. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in); d. 2.4 cm (15/16 in), This small statuette of a child god was found in the catacombs of the Falcon Complex in the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara, where offerings made in the shrine were buried after an undetermined period
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child god, Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C, earlier, Egypt, Memphite Region, North Saqqara, Sacred Animal Necropolis, Falcon Catacomb Gallery 6, niche 6a, EES excavations 1969-71, Leaded bronze, formerly gilded, h, 16 cm, 6 5/16, w, 5.6, 2 3/16, d, 2.4, 15/16, small, statuette, catacombs, Complex, Animal, Necropolis, offerings, shrine, buried, undetermined period
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