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

Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun, named as "Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun"

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Description

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay. H. 28.6 × W. 5.8 × D. 9 cm (11 1/4 × 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Amun. Credit: Gift of Mrs. S. W. Straus, 1925.

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/metal statuette of a seated child-god holding a tall feathered crown-like element above the head and raising one hand near the face/body.

The image shows a standing/seated-front-facing small metal figurine with a round head and juvenile proportions. The figure wears a close-fitting crown/helmet-like headpiece that extends upward into a tall, bifurcated form, resembling a feathered or plumed crown. The figure’s left hand is raised holding a long staff/feathered element near the head, while the right hand is lifted at chest/face height with fingers posed in a gesture. The body is slim with a short kilt/loincloth and a belt-like detail; arms and legs are modeled in a schematic, dark-brown/oxidized finish consistent with aged copper-alloy surfaces. No clear inscriptions or legible hieroglyphs are visible on the body, base, or around the figure in this photograph. The catalogue’s specific identification as Harpokrates is plausible in iconographic terms (child-god with crown and distinctive hand/gesture), but the photo does not show enough diagnostic details to confirm the Amun crown or any stated epithet/name. No cartouche or royal titulary is visible.

religious Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (consistent with catalogue; exact dating unclear from image alone) good
Deities Harpokrates (iconographic attribution; confirmation unclear)Amun (crown attribute per catalogue; not clearly verifiable from image)
Materials cupreous metal (bronze/copper alloy)

Connections

Deities AmunHarpocrates
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