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Harpokrates

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Description

Statuette, Harpokrates. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, 7th–4th century B.C. Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay. H. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); D. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) H. (with tang): 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of David Dows, 1945.

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.

Small bronze/gilded standing male figurine in Egyptian style, holding an upraised hand near the mouth and a separate object in the other hand, with a pointed crown/kem-like headgear.

The image shows a front-facing, full-length standing figure on a rectangular base. The figure wears a tall pointed crown/hat-like headpiece (details are worn) and has defined facial features. The right hand is raised toward the face/mouth area in a gesture consistent with devotional or protective iconography. The left arm bends across the torso, holding a small object that is indistinct due to wear and surface loss. The surface is darkened with corrosion/patina; scattered lighter areas suggest the presence of metallic inlay or remnants of gilding, though specific inlay material cannot be confirmed visually. The base appears dark with a greenish-brown patinated band. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or any non-Egyptian scripts are visible in the photo; the background is plain studio gray.

religious Third Intermediate Period–Late Period (per catalogue ground truth); exact sub-period unclear from image alone. poor
Deities Harpokrates (catalogue title; explicit iconographic features not fully confirmable from image alone)
Materials cupreous metal (bronze/copper alloy)surface gilding or precious-metal inlay remnants (unclear; suggested by lighter metallic spots)greenish-brown patina

Connections

Deities Harpocrates
Materials Greenish-Brown Patina

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243026 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 45.4.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545967 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.