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-1069 / -664 (?) (Troisième Période intermédiaire)
Place of origin : Saïs
E 7735
Département des Antiquités égyptiennes
Actuellement visible au Louvre
Salle 334
Aile Sully, Niveau 0
Inventory number
Numéro principal : E 7735

Description

Object name/Title
Dénomination : figurine
Description/Features
Harpocrate (assis, nu, mèche de l'enfance) ; bras manquants (tête tournée vers la droite)

Physical characteristics

Dimensions
Hauteur : 14,2 cm
Materials and techniques
Matériau : alliage cuivreux
Matériau secondaire : or
Technique : ronde-bosse, incrustation (mèche de l'enfance incrustée), placage (ongles des doigts de pieds plaqués d'or)

Places and dates

Date
Troisième Période intermédiaire (attribution d'après style) (-1069 - -664)
Provenance
Saïs (Basse Égypte->Delta central) (d'après inventaire)

History

Collector / Previous owner / Commissioner / Archaeologist / Dedicatee
Acquisition details
achat
Acquisition date
date de comité/commission : 07/08/1884
Owned by
Etat
Held by
Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités égyptiennes

Location of object

Current location
Sully, [AE] Salle 334 - Matériaux et techniques, Vitrine 2

Index

Mode d'acquisition
Name
Materials
Description/Features
Places

Bibliography

- Mathis, François ; Delange, Élisabeth ; Robcis, Dominique ; Aucouturier, Marc, « HMTY-KM (black copper) and the Egyptian bronzes' collection of the Musée du Louvre », Journal of Cultural Heritage, 10, 2009, p. 63-72, p. 63-72, fig.1
- Hill, Marsha (dir.), Gifts for the gods. Images from Egyptian temples, cat. exp. (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 16 octobre 2007 - 18 février 2008), New York / New Haven / Londres, The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Yale University Press, 2007, p. 204 ; 45-46, fig. 25 p. 47, n° 15
- Mathis, François ; Salomon, J, « Corrosion patina or intentional patina: contribution of non-destructive analyses to the surface study of copper-based archaeological objects », dans Dillmann, P ; Beranger, G ; et al (dir.), Corrosion of Metallic Heritage Artefacts. Investigation, Conservation and Prediction of Long Term Behaviour, 48, European Federation of Corrosion (EFC) Series, 2007, p. 219-238, p. 220, 223-236

Exhibition history

- Gifts for the gods : images from ancient egyptian temple treasures in bronze, silver and gold, Martigny (Suisse), Fondation Gianadda, 14/03/2008 - 08/06/2008, étape d'une exposition itinérante
- Gifts for the gods : images from ancient egyptian temple treasures in bronze, silver and gold, New York (Etats-Unis), Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15/10/2007 - 17/02/2008, étape d'une exposition itinérante
Last updated on 13.11.2024
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