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Painted terracotta group: E.14.1969

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Painted terracotta group

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Description

Goddess and ithyphallic Harpokrates, seated, painted. The figures may represent Isis with Harpocrates, or Hathor and Dionysos. The terracotta is made according to traditional Egyptian means, but the male figure is of a kind mostly found on Greek terracottas in Egypt. This object was dedicated as a votive.

Measurements and weight

Height: 17 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1969) by The Egypt Exploration Society

Dating

Ptolemaic Period
Circa -0450 - -0200

Materials used in production

Terracotta

Techniques used in production

Painted

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.14.1969
Primary reference Number: 62995
Oldadmincategory: P
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025 Last processed: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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