Figurine of the god Horus-the-Child
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Object Details
- Description
- Bronze seated statuette of the god Harpocrates (no throne). Nemes headdress with side-lock, eyes and necklace inlaid in gold. Stripes of headdress inlaid in copper (?). Right hand to mouth, left hand by thigh. Feet rest on base, sides of which are inscribed; front of base lost.
- Inscriptions
- Inscription on the base.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman, Cairo, in 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 46, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Art of Dynastic Egypt (December 15, 1976 to September 22, 1977)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 525-520 BCE
- Period
- Dynasty 26
- Accession Number
- F1908.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze, gold, copper, silver, with black paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm (5 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- On View
- Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- inlay (process)
- metal
- bronze
- Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
- Egypt
- Horus
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.48
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye313710d4a-3e15-421a-91c5-b4576cebabea
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