Harpokrates (Horus the Child) Seal
Description
<p>This squatting Horus Child may have been used as a seal.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.207' rel='external'>Harpokrates (Horus the Child) Seal</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small blue-glazed faience figurine/seal fragment showing the head and torso of a nude child with a braided hairstyle and a wreath-like element, hand at the mouth or chin.
The object is photographed upright against a light background. The figure has a smooth, rounded head with a short, braided or striated hairstyle and a youthful face with almond eyes and a straight nose. The right hand is raised to the mouth/chin area in a gesture typical of child divinities or protective figures. The torso is nude and modeled with simplified contours, and the lower portion is broken, making the full format uncertain (possibly a seal in the catalogue sense). A turquoise/blue glaze covers the surface, with visible speckling, pitting, and loss along the edges. No clear carved seal device, border, or reverse details are visible in this single view. No readable hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are apparent.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.207 tier-2
- Walters-id 9528 tier-2
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