Ancient Art Department
Ancient Art Council
Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue, Lincoln Park
San Francisco, CA 94121
Statue of Harpokrates
Egyptian, Roman period, early 3rd century A.D.
The Egyptian god Horus, son of Osiris and Isis, became the Greco-Egyptian deity Harpokrates. This sculpture exemplifies the Greek influences on Egyptian civilization that occurred in the wake of the Hellenistic age.
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Bronze
H 16 ½
Gift of M. H. de Young Endowment Fund
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