Bronze Figure Of Male Child

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Walter J. Clark
Donor Name
Walter J. Clark
CAST BRONZE FIGURINE IS DARK BROWN W/ GREEN CORROSION. DEPICTS FIGURE WEARING TALL HEADDRESS W/ 5 UPRIGHT EXTENSIONS. RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD HAS LONG LOCK OF HAIR W/ END HELD UP BY HAND. BACK STRAIGHT, LEFT ARM AT SIDE, KNEES BENT BUT TOGETHER.
Horus the child, with sidelock, headdress with feathers. Johns Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan is unfamiliar with the multi-plumed headdress, may be a local tradition?
Record Last Modified
14 Apr 2022
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
15 Jul 1997
Collection Date
1955 to 1956
Accession Number
409928
USNM Number
A553350-0
Object Type
Figurine
Length - Object
6.5 cm
Width - Object
2.5 cm
Height - Object
1 cm
Place
Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8504121
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/389a4b374-25ad-4d7e-85a6-35e9b7910ce1

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