Beschrijving
God Horus (Harpocrates) is a 16 cm bronze from 644–30 BCE. When the Greeks took control of Egypt in 332 BCE, they adopted many Egyptian gods and renamed them: Horus the Child became Harpocrates. This figure from the Hellenistic period shows the typical signs of childhood: nudity, the side braid and a finger to the mouth. The hand at the lip or chin was the physical form of the hieroglyph for ‘child’.
Made to order in the Netherlands and carefully finished by hand. Pick one of 11 sizes (7–48 cm) and the colour that suits your interior, from marble white to gold or bronze. Explore more pieces in our Europa collection.
