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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Horus the Child
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Horus the Child

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period
Date722-332 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions7 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in., 443 g (18 x 4.9 x 8 cm, 15 5/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.543
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, January 4, 1974. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
InscribedFront: "Khonsu, the life-giver, the royal child
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art