Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Harpokrates Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodHibis

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Description

Statuette, Harpokrates. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, ca. 712–30 B.C. Bronze. 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). From: Temple, enclosure, southern part, Hibis, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1909–10. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1910.

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Connections

Found at Hibis
Deities Harpocrates
Materials Bronze
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