Karanis / Figurine / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.6456
Object Name
Figurine
Object Type
Figurines
Materials
Clay (unfired)
Design Style
2nd - 3rd c. A.D.
Length
4.0 cm
Width
10.5 cm
Height
15.5 cm
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Harpocrates draped to knees astride standing horse, right leg vertical, right forefinger to mouth, left arm disappears behind mane. Full head of curly hair with pointed headdress. Horse raises left foreleg. Only front plane of rectangular base represented. Back side rounded and unindicated except for line of base and jawline of horse. Pinkish brown clay moulded hollow. Two halves sealed at sides, bottom open, circular vent.
Subjects
Harpocrates
Verbatim Date
2nd - 3rd c. A.D.
Unit Grid Number
C0137
Component/Room
00B
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Countermark
no
Publication Title
De grieks-egyptische terracotta's in het Rijksmuseum van oudheden
Die Agyptisch-Griechischen Terrakotten
Publication Author
van Wijngaarden, W. D.
Weber, Wilhelm
Publication Year
1958
1914
Type Category
Artifact

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Image Size
4384 x 5945
File Size
1 MB
Record
0000.00.6456
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6456/0000_00_6456p03.tif

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"Karanis; Figurine; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.6456/0000_00_6456p03.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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