Terracotta Statuette of Harpokrates in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2011

Terracotta statuette of Harpokrates

Period: Imperial

Date: 1st–3rd century A.D.

Culture: Roman

Medium: Terracotta; mold-made

Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (8.9 x 9.2 cm)

Classification: Terracottas

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number: 74.51.5872

Description:

Harpokrates (the infant Horus) is shown with some of the usual attributes, such as the Egyptian pschent headdress and the goose. The object next to his right leg may be interpreted as a large round loaf of sacred bread.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/244744