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Egyptian Harpokrates Figurine, Roman Period, ca. 50 AD

The young god is standing and clad in a tunic with nicely rendered folds. He is putting his right hand into a pot which is much like the cornucopia a symbol of abundance.

The head is superbly delineated with heavy-lidded eyes, a big nose and fleshy lips. A Herakles knot with two feathers top the round forehead.

Superb modeling and preservation. Broken at the feet level, the long tunic is almost entirely preserved. White pigment inside the folds, the original color of the tunic being light gray. Very expressive and of excellent quality.

For an identical figurine in the Louvre cf. item no. 131 in: F. Dunand. Catalogue des terres cuites gréco-romaines d’Egypte. Paris 1990.

H. 17 cm (6.7 in)

Swiss art market

1300 USD