Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
Description
<p>Nude Harpokrates stands in a marked S-curve; his legs are broken and missing below the knees, while the arms, apparently mechanically riveted on, are lost. Comparisons with other representations of Harpokrates suggest that he held a cornucopia in his proper left arm and put his right index finger to his mouth, as a gesture representative of children. He wears the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. His wavy hair is bound into a top knot above his forehead and is partially braided in the back. The eyes would have held inlays.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.606' rel='external'>Harpokrates (Horus the Child)</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
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- Walters-AccNum 54.606 tier-2
- Walters-id 27776 tier-2
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