Child Horus Figurine
Child Horus Figurine
3D
Published 2019-03-07T16:26:53+00:00
Horus the child was also known as Harseisis or HerusaAset (Horus son of Isis) and Harpokrates or Herupakhered (Horus the Child or Horus the Younger) while still an infant. He was the child of Isis and Osiris who was concieved after the death of Osiris at the hands of Set. He was brought up in secret by Isis and took up the battle against Set when he had come of age. As Herupakhred, he was depicted as an naked infant wearing the sidelock of youth with one finger held to his lips. In this role he represented both the royal heir and newborn sun. He is often depicted with his mother Isis in a pose which later bcame iconic for the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus in Christian art.
| 发表的日期 | 07/03/2019 |
| 复杂程度 | 中级 |
| 标题 | Child Horus Figurine |
| Date | c. 712-30 BC |
| 加入 | SM1931.3.35 |
| 期 | Late to Ptolemaic Period |
| 媒介 | Copper Alloy |
| 信任 | Scanned by Andréa Takantjas with the Artec Spider 3D Scanner |
| Record | https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/ |
| 艺术家 | Unknown artist |
| 位置 | Harvard Semitic Museum |
