ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Harpocrates
Possible OriginAlexandria, Egypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Dateca. 1st Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 in., 180 g (8.4 x 6.1 x 2.6 cm, 6 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.765
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 HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, October 25, 2023 - Present
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 28.
ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California, possibly purchased from Alain Renner, Issoudun, France.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
30 BCE-323 CE
332 BCE-642 CE
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
ca. 2nd Century CE
305 BCE-323 CE
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
404-343 BCE
3rd-2nd Century BCE
late 1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE
late 1st-2nd Century CE
