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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Gem with Harpocrates
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Gem with Harpocrates

CultureEgyptian
Date332 BCE-642 CE
MediumJasper
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions5/8 x 7/8 in. (1.6 x 2.2 cm)
Object number2005.080.022
Label TextAfter the defeat of Cleopatra VII by Octavian (the future Augustus Caesar) in 30 BCE, Egypt became one of Rome's wealthiest provinces and was closely connected to the wider empire. As people. goods, and ideas moved across the Roman world, new artistic styles and media mixed with established Egyptian cultural expressions. Egyptian gods began to take on forms that blended Egyptian, Greek, and Roman elements.
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
30 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ca. 1st Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
ca. 2nd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
305 BCE-323 CE
© Bruce M. White, 2008.
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
© Bruce M. White, 2022.
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
© Bruce M. White, 2021.
late 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE