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Statuette of Horus the Child

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Description

Statuette, Harpokrates. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 BCE. Cupreous metal. H. 37.9 × W. 10.4 × D. 12.2 cm (14 15/16 × 4 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.). Possibly from: Tanis (San el-Hagar), Eastern Delta. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1944.

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/cupreous metal statuette of a human-bodied child deity wearing a tall crown and with one finger raised toward the mouth, standing in a forward step pose.

The image shows a full-length standing statuette of a youthful male figure. The figure has a smooth, stylized body and wears a tall, conical/rounded crown with a band and side elements, and a head covering or wig-like form. The right hand is raised toward the face/mouth, in a gesture often associated with Horus as a child. The left arm hangs down along the side. A small, gold-toned circular/oval element appears at the chest area (possibly decorative inlay or a suspended ornament). The legs are bare and the figure wears a belt or short garment indicated by a thin band around the waist. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or modern text are visible on the photographed surfaces. The background is neutral studio lighting, with a support plinth under the figure. Overall condition appears good, with minor surface wear/patina consistent with an aged metal object.

royal Ptolemaic Period (as catalogued); exact date uncertain from image alone. good
Deities Horus (as a child; identification consistent with raised-hand-to-mouth gesture and crown type)
Materials cupreous metal (bronze/copper alloy appearance)metal inlay or gilded ornament (small gold-toned element)

Connections

Found at Tanis
Deities HorusHarpocrates

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281803 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 44.4.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546216 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.
  • 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.