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LOT 0474
Egyptian Bronze Seated Harpocrates Figure
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 5/8 in. (30.7 grams, 68 mm).
With feet resting on a rectangular base, forefinger on the lips, prominent sidelock of youth.
ProvenanceEx Brigantia, York, UK, item no.12040.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA64633.
FootnotesHarpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which translates as 'Horus the Child'. This refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing the amulet of Harpocrates could provide the wearer with the same protection that Isis gave to her beloved son.
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