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

Statuette representing Harpokrates

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Description

Statuette, Harpokrates. Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 332 BC–200 AD. Copper alloy. H. 7.7 x W: 3 x D: 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1943.

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.

Bronze/copper-alloy statuette of a youthful standing figure with a raised arm and hands posed as if holding or raising an attribute, wearing a patterned wig or head covering.

The image shows a small full-length statuette standing upright on a rectangular, modern-looking wooden base. The figure has a youthful, beardless appearance and a rounded head with a raised headdress element (possibly a lock of hair or a horned/curled feature) and wears a short, fitted garment. One arm is raised upward while the other arm is positioned forward/bent, with the hands molded in a gesture consistent with holding an attribute or offering. The surface is dark reddish-brown with extensive green patina, indicating corrosion/oxidation typical of copper alloys. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions are visible on the photographed surfaces. No cartouche or royal name can be confidently identified from this image.

religious Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period (consistent with the catalogue; exact dating not confirmable from image alone) good
Deities Harpokrates (only indirectly supported by catalogue title; specific iconographic details are not sufficiently clear to verify beyond association)
Materials copper alloy (bronze) with green patina

Connections

Deities Harpocrates
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