Statuette of Harpokrates
Description
Statuette, Harpokrates. Ptolemaic Period, 304–30 B.C. gilded silver. H. 13.3 × W. 3 × D. 7 cm (5 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 2 3/4 in.). From: Tell Basta (Bubastis), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907.
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 Egyptian-style bronze/silver-toned standing statuette of a youthful male deity with a childlike/juvenile face, wearing a crown and a short kilt, holding a small staff or insignia.
The image shows a full-height, front-facing statuette on a rectangular dark wooden base. The figure stands upright with arms positioned close to the body; the right hand appears to grip or hold a small object, while the left hand rests near the torso. The head has a distinctive, formal headdress/crown with stacked elements and a central vertical motif; the facial features are simplified and juvenile. The body wears a short pleated kilt. The surface appears metallic with a dark patina or aged silver/bronze appearance, with traces that could be gilding on the headdress and details, consistent with a gilded metal statuette. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible in the provided image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent.
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.
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