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| Keywords: Egyptian - Pendant, Horus the Child Seated - Walters 571420.jpg Pendants with representations of deities made of silver were precious in ancient Egypt They had an amuletic function and were used by the elite This pendant represents Harpokrates Horus the Child in a seated posture The image follows the iconographical standard for this god- with the nude body a uraeus cobra serpent on the forehead a juvenile sidelock and a collar around his neck His feet rest on a rectangular base Harpokrates was a very popular deity especially in the first millennium BC together with his powerful mother Isis century 4 1 BC Late Period-early Greco-Roman silver cast cm 4 56 1 66 2 66 accession number 57 1420 32755 Abemayor Cairo date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Statuettes of Harpocrates Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
