Egyptian
Statue of Horus
INV-1802
EgyptianPtolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Statue of Horus
Egyptian →ptolemaicancientegyptianstatuestone
Date
Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
Medium
Basalt
Dimensions
52 × 48.5 × 18.8 cm (20 1/2 × 19 × 7 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the Alsdorf Foundation
From the appearance of the first kings in Egypt (about 3000 BCE), the ruler was considered to be the earthly manifestation of Horus, the god of divine kingship. Statues of Horus in the form of a falcon like this one were displayed in temples as part of the royal cult, which celebrated the ruler’s role as an intercessor between humans and gods.
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