Caption

Figurine of Harpocrates-Heron on horseback, Egyptian deity Harpocrates combined with Heron, deity seated on a horse wearing a wreath and a double crown, dressed in a short military tunic and cloak. The horse walks to the right while the deity faces the viewer to the right; a palm tree appears behind the horse's rump. 2nd century, Egypt; terracotta figurine, height 29 cm, width 19.3 cm., A weathered clay object with an irregular, roughly vertical silhouette and an overall earthy brown color with patches of gray and lighter beige, showing a rough, pitted surface texture and uneven edges; a rounded protrusion on one side and another irregular lobed extension near the top, plus a central circular hole; the base is broader and slightly darker with subtle surface cracks and a few small darker spots; the background is a flat gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_167

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (3.0Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Harpocrates-Heron horseback Egyptian deity Harpocrates combined Heron deity seated horse wearing wreath double crown dressed short military tunic cloak horse walks right deity faces viewer palm tree horse's rump 2nd century Egypt terracotta figurine height 29 cm width 19.3 cm weathered clay object irregular roughly vertical silhouette earthy brown color patches gray lighter beige showing rough pitted surface texture uneven edges rounded protrusion side another irregular lobed extension near top plus central circular hole base broader slightly darker subtle surface cracks small darker spots background flat gray.