Description
Combining Hellenistic naturalism with a finger gesture associated with childhood in Egyptian tradition, this young figure represents Harpocrates, the Greek form of the Egyptian child sun god Horus, or Hor-pa-khred. A hole atop his head likely once held a double crown of Egypt, as on more traditionally Egyptian representations of Harpocrates.
Provenance
Probably Alexandria; Private Collection, England (said to have been purchased in Egypt about a century ago); Robert Hecht, Jr., Rome, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (-1972); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh (1972-)
Accession Number
1972.6
Medium
bronze, hollow cast, with silver inlays
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 10.2 x 8.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund