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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Horus the Child Riding a Swan
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 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.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art