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Statuette of Horus the child, legitimate heir to the throne, shown in the customary depiction of children in ancient Egypt - nude, his finger in his mouth, and with the "sidelock of youth"
UnknownPtolemaic Period, 2nd century BCE
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Credit: Gift of Abraham Guterman, NY, to AFIM
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- Title: Statuette of Horus the child, legitimate heir to the throne, shown in the customary depiction of children in ancient Egypt - nude, his finger in his mouth, and with the "sidelock of youth"
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Ptolemaic Period, 2nd century BCE
- Location: Egypt
- Type: Statuette
- Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H: 14; W: 5 cm
- Curator: Ben-Tor, Daphna
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