Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun, named as "Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun"
Unknown Artist
664–30 B.C.
Medium
Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay
Dimensions
H. 28.6 × W. 5.8 × D. 9 cm (11 1/4 × 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Statue, Harpokrates, seated; 138-ram-case
Period
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. S. W. Straus, 1925
Accession Number
25.184.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the exquisite *Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun*, a captivating bronze-like statue from Egypt's Late Period to Ptolemaic era (664–30 B.C.). This 28.6 cm tall figure depicts Harpokrates—the Greek form of the child god Horus—seated in a protective pose, adorned with the towering double-plumed crown of Amun, the supreme god of Thebes. An inscription proclaims him "Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun," highlighting the divine fusion common in this time of cultural blending under native and Greek Ptolemaic rulers. Crafted from cupreous metal (a durable copper alloy...