Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar), Cupreous metal, H. without tang 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); W. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); D. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.), Harpokrates, or Horus the Child, is depicted here. Nudity and a finger (broken) raised to the mouth identify the figure as a child god, reinforced by the plumpness of his body and rolls of fat on his throat, and by the child lock once affixed to his crown on the left
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Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C, Egypt, Eastern Delta, Tanis, San el-Hagar, Cupreous metal, H, tang 36.5 cm, 14 3/8, W, 10, 3 15/16, D, 13.3, 5 1/4, Horus, Child, depicted, Nudity, finger, broken, raised, mouth identify, figure, child god, reinforced, plumpness, body, rolls, fat, throat, lock, affixed, crown, left
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