Amphoriskos with molded design of Harpokrates and eagles
Light ground relief vessels of this nature begin to be made in the 3rd century B.C. This example depicts Harpokrates, possibly standing on the thunderbolt, between two eagles. Little is known about their use context, but recently relief ceramics have been found in a terracotta workshop at Athribis dated to the time of Ptolemy IV (222-204 B.C.); the workshop seemed to serve an area of baths attached to a sacral structure, now missing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Amphoriskos with molded design of Harpokrates and eagles
- Period: Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
- Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Date: 300 B.C.–A.D. 50
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Pottery
- Dimensions: H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Diam. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.2288
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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