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LOT 0689
Egyptian Bronze Harpocrates Statuette
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, 332 B.C.-323 A.D.
2 3/4 in. (85 grams, 69 mm).
Standing nude with right hand raised to the mouth, left arm supporting a cornucopia. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
See Swan Hall, E., 'Harpocrates and Other Child Deities in Ancient Egyptian Sculpture' in Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 14, 1977, pp.55-58, fig.1, pl.XXVII; fig.4, for discussion.
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LOT 0689
Egyptian Bronze Harpocrates Statuette
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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