<em>Small Statuette of the Child Horus Seated</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1 in. (4.4 x 1.4 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.537E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.537E_NegID_37.537E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Small Statuette of the Child Horus Seated, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1 in. (4.4 x 1.4 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.537E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.537E_NegID_37.537E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

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Small Statuette of the Child Horus Seated

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze

Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt

DATES 305–30 B.C.E.

PERIOD Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1 in. (4.4 x 1.4 x 2.5 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.537E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One small bronze (w/out seat) figure of a nude young god. He wears the skull cap and uraeus with sidelock. Broad collar is present. His feet rest on a flat plinth. Condition: Solid cast. Brownish/copper color patina. Chunk taken out of the chin. Cuprite in some places. Surface somewhat pitted and features obscured.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Small Statuette of the Child Horus Seated, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1 in. (4.4 x 1.4 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.537E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.537E_NegID_37.537E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.37.537E_NegID_37.537E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg., 2009

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