Bronze Figure Of Male Child

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Object Details

Collector

Walter J. Clark

Donor Name

Walter J. Clark

Notes

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

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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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/389a4b374-25ad-4d7e-85a6-35e9b7910ce1

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8504121