Object Details
Description
Bronze seated statuette of the god Harpocrates (no throne). Nemes headdress with side-lock, eyes and necklace inlaid in gold. Stripes of headdress inlaid in copper (?). Right hand to mouth, left hand by thigh. Feet rest on base, sides of which are inscribed; front of base lost.
Inscriptions
Inscription on the base.
Provenance
To 1908
Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman, Cairo, in 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 46, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
Art of Dynastic Egypt (December 15, 1976 to September 22, 1977)
Previous custodian or owner
Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 525-520 BCE
Period
Dynasty 26
Accession Number
F1908.48
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze, gold, copper, silver, with black paint
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm (5 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in)
Origin
Egypt
On View
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
casting
inlay (process)
metal
bronze
Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
Egypt
Horus
Ancient Egyptian Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1908.48