Roman — Roman; c. 275-400
Harpocrates
A terracotta figurine of Harpocrates, the Graeco-Roman adaptation of the Egyptian child god Haros, wearing a necklace and lunar pendant.
Haros was often depicted with a finger to his lips, an ancient Egyptian gesture symbolising childhood. This was misunderstood by the Greeks who transformed Haros, to Harpocrates, the child god of silence and secrecy. Horus was the son of the great Egyptian mother-goddess Isis and Osiris, Egyptian god of the afterlife.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- 2090
- Object name:
- Harpocrates
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Roman; c. 275-400
- Material:
ceramic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 126 mm, W 70 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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