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Harpokrates (Horus the Child)

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Description

<p>This image may show Khonsu as a child, due to the inscription on the base, although the boy is shown in a manner typically identified as that of Horus the child (Harpokrates). The child wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, with a sidelock of youth on one side of his head. He holds his right finger to his lips in a typical gesture of childhood, while his left fist is held down at his side.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1973' rel='external'>Harpokrates (Horus the Child)</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

Bronze statuette of a nude youthful male deity standing with one hand lifted to the side of his head and the other arm lowered, wearing a tall crown/helmet-like headpiece.

The image shows a small bronze Egyptian figure with a youthful, childlike facial expression and a prominent, vertically rising crown or headdress. The figure stands in a contrapposto-like stance, nude except for a minimal kilt or belt-like element. One hand is raised to the side of the head (thumb/fingers positioned near the crown area), while the other arm hangs downward. The face is modeled with closed or downcast eyes; no clear separate inlaid elements can be confidently distinguished in this monochrome image. The statue base appears as a rectangular block on top of a larger stepped support. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or inscription bands are visible on the visible surfaces of the figure or base. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent.

religious Late Period to Ptolemaic/Roman (Harpokrates/Horus the Child iconography), c. 664–30 BCE (estimate only; exact date unclear from image alone) good
Deities Harpokrates (Horus the Child)
Materials bronze (dark patina)eyes possibly inlaid with electrum (not clearly confirmable from the provided image)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[On base, partially obliterated] Khonsu-pekhrod (Khonsu-child) give life...

Connections

Deities HorusHarpocratesKhonsu

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 54.1973 tier-2
  • Walters-id 29379 tier-2

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