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<em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)
Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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Head of Harpocrates

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 2nd century C.E., or later
    PERIOD Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.214
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Large terracotta head of the child god Horus, (Harpocrates) wearing on the right side of his head the side-lock of youth. Very full features. Apparently from a large statuette. Cast hollow in two part mould. Seam has been smoothed down. Condition: Head cracked on left side, otherwise good condition.
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    CAPTION Head of Harpocrates, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Head of Harpocrates</em>, 2nd century C.E., or later. Terracotta, 2 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.6 x 6.9 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.214. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.214_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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