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<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view1.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view1.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view3.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view3.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view2.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view2.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view6.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view6.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view4.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view4.jpg)

<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view5.jpg)

The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.399_view5.jpg)

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The Child Horus

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze, silver
DATES 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 05.399
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1905, acquired by Rollin and Feuardent, Paris, France; April 25, 1905, purchased from Rollin and Feuardent by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION The Child Horus, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)
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<em>The Child Horus</em>, 305 B.C.E.–1st century C.E. Bronze, silver, 8 x 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (20.3 x 5.2 x 9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.399. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth,er), 05.399_profile_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg)

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