Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology

ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Horus the Child Riding a Swan

Possible OriginAlexandria, Egypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodPtolemaic Period

Date305-30 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in., 53 g (4.4 x 3.8 x 2 cm, 1 7/8 oz.)

Object number2018.010.752

Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (27 Juin 1974), lot 52.

ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, June 27, 1974, lot 52. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

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