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Statuette of Harpocrates

Statuette of Harpocrates

304–30 BCE
(332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (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

Description

Horus the Child (Harpocrates) was always shown in the childish attitude of holding a finger to his mouth.
  • Purchased from R.H. Blanchard, Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo, by John L. Severance
  • Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 86, cat. no. 260 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 478
    Agut-Labordère, Damien, and Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia. L'Egypte des pharaons: de Narmer, 3150 av. J.-C.-284 apr J.-C. Morangis: Editions Belin, 2016. Mentioned: p. 705; Reproduced: p. 705
  • Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
    CMA 1942, no. 260
  • {{cite web|title=Statuette of Harpocrates|url=false|author=|year=304–30 BCE|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.777