儿童神雕像 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	儿童神雕像
品名（英）	Statuette of a child god
入馆年号	1937年，37.5.2
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 13.6 厘米 (5 3/8 英寸); 宽 4 厘米 (1 9/16 英寸); 深 5.2 厘米 (2 1/16 英寸) 高 (with tang): 14.8 厘米 (5 13/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	该图代表一个站着/大步走着的儿童神，戴着帽子和乌雷乌斯。切割的圆圈装饰着帽子，一条流光从帽子的底边垂到脖子后面。儿童神与成人神的区别在于一系列的图像线索：他的裸体、手指举到嘴边（一种类似儿童的手势）以及头部右侧厚厚的侧锁。胸前挂着一个护身符，这是儿童神的常见特征。与此同时，他丰满、营养良好的肚子展示了他带来繁荣和富足的能力。底座上有铭文，但现在已经被侵蚀，难以辨认从第三个中期开始，儿童神越来越受欢迎和崇拜，甚至可以与最强大和最古老的神相媲美，尤其是作为寺庙祭品。最著名的是孩子荷鲁斯（Harpokrates），他是伊西斯和奥西里斯的儿子，但也有许多其他人存在，包括孩子孔苏、伊希和哈西泽等。因此，如果没有相关的铭文，很难为这尊小雕像确定准确的身份。
介绍（英）	The figure represents a child god in a standing/striding position, wearing a cap and uraeus. Incised circles decorate the cap and a streamer falls from its bottom edge down the back of the neck. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the thick sidelock on the right side of his head. An amulet hangs on the chest, a common feature for child gods. Meanwhile, his plump, well-fed belly showcases his ability to bring about prosperity and abundance. The base had an inscription, but it is now eroded and illegible. Child gods grew in popularity and cult from the Third Intermediate Period onwards, rivaling even the most powerful and ancient gods, especially as temple offerings. The best known is Horus the Child (Harpokrates), who was the son of Isis and Osiris, but many others existed, including Khonsu the Child, Ihy, and Harsiese, among others. Thus it is difficult to assign a precise identity to this statuette without an associated inscription.