Child god (Harpokrates?) amulet
Description
Amulet, Harpokrates. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Lapis lazuli. H. 4.3 × W. 1.2 × D. 1.6 cm (1 11/16 × 1/2 × 5/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1949.
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 lapis-lazuli–colored figurine/amulet shaped as a nude child god standing in profile, with short wig-like hair and a raised hand holding an object.
The image shows a standing, nude human-like child figure carved in a deep blue stone, presented on a rectangular gold-toned base. The figure is shown in right-facing profile with a rounded head and stylized curly/striated hair. The body is proportioned as a seated/standing child god type: one arm is bent across the torso while the other hangs or is positioned near the side. The head and torso lack clear inscriptions or text. A small oval/round attachment and a dark/white dot-like feature are visible on the front of the abdomen/torso, but they are not clearly readable as inscriptions. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible anywhere in the photographed field. The overall form and styling are consistent with a small amuletic depiction of a child deity (the catalogue suggests Harpokrates?), but the photograph alone does not allow confirmation of Harpokrates specifically.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247055 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 49.121.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544754 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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