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LOT 0548
Egyptian Bronze Seated Harpocrates
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
6 3/8 in. (389 grams, 16.2 cm).
Substantial cast figurine modelled in the round of Harpocrates sitting with hands on his thighs, double crown and sidelock.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren II, Berlin, 1956, pl. 18p, for a similar example with heavy side-lock.
FootnotesHarpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which means ‘Horus the Child’. This name refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing an amulet of Harpocrates was believed to give the wearer the same protection that Isis offered to her beloved son. Larger bronze statuettes probably served as votive offerings to Harpocrates to secure his favour and protection.
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LOT 0548
Egyptian Bronze Seated Harpocrates
Estimate £900 - 1,200€1,040 - 1,390 (for guidance only)$1,220 - 1,620 (for guidance only)
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