儿童神 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	儿童神
品名（英）	Child god
入馆年号	1915年，15.43.3
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 5.2 厘米 (2 1/16 英寸); 深 6.2 厘米 (2 7/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	该图代表一位坐着/斜倚着的儿童神，戴着帽子和乌雷乌斯。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。小细节显示了这件作品的精细工艺，并暗示了它的原始美，甚至更大的美：帽冠是点画的，要么是为了装饰，要么是镀金；眼睛是镀金的，这给脸增添了一些对比和色彩；宽大的衣领前后用对位器连接；胸前宽大的衣领下面挂着一个护身符。护身符是儿童神的另一个常见属性，但成人神则不然。同时，他略显丰满、营养良好的肚子暗示着他有能力带来繁荣和富足从第三个中期开始，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 seated/reclining position, wearing a cap and uraeus. 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. Small details show the fine workmanship of the piece and hint at its original, even greater, beauty: the cap crown is stippled, either for decoration or the addition of gilding; the eyes are gilded, which lends some contrast and color to the face; the broad collar is articulated on the front and back with a counterpoise; and an amulet hangs beneath the broad collar on the chest. The amulet is another attribute common to child gods but not adult gods. Meanwhile, his slightly plump, well-fed belly hints at his ability to bring about prosperity and abundance. 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.