ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Harpocrates Riding an Elephant
Place CreatedEgypt
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Date30 BCE-323 CE
MediumTerracotta
Credit LineGift in memory of Peter Karl
Dimensions7 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (19.7 x 17.1 x 4.8 cm)
Object number2010.024.001
Published ReferencesChristie's New York, Antiquities (4 June 2008), 40-41, lot 32.ProvenanceEx coll. Gustave Jequier (1868-1946), Neuchatel, Switzerland. Thence by descent. With Christie's New York, June 4, 2008, lot 32 (part). Ex private collection, Canada, 2009. Purchased by MCCM from Galleria Delvecchio, Toronto, Canada.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
ca. 200 CE
ca. 1st Century CE
30 BCE-323 CE
332 BCE-642 CE
722-30 BCE
305-30 BCE
404-343 BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
late 1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
2nd Century CE