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Statuette of Harpocrates

304–30 BCE
(305–30 BCE)
bronze, solid cast
Overall: 18.6 x 5.7 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.777
Location: 107 Egyptian
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Horus the Child (Harpocrates) was always shown in the childish attitude of holding a finger to his mouth.
Statuette of Harpocrates

Statuette of Harpocrates

304–30 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

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