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LOT 0523
Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Seated Harpocrates
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
2 in. (10 grams total, 52 mm including stand).
The god in a semi-seated pose with sidelock and uraeus; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceCollection de Son Excellence Mandou Riaz (1895-1963).
Archéologie, François de Ricqlès, Paris, 11-12 November 2001, no.186.
Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.
Accompanied by a copy of the François de Ricqlès invoice.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl. X, for bronze examples of Harpocrates in a similar semi-seated pose.
FootnotesWhile the semi-seated pose of the figurine may imply that it was part of a composite statuette, possibly featuring a separately modelled throne or seated on the lap of his mother, Isis, independent amulets with suspension loops depicting the god in this pose are also prevalent.
Harpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which translates as ‘Horus the Child’. This designation refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing the amulet of Harpocrates could grant the wearer the same protection that Isis provided to her beloved son.
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LOT 0523
Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Seated Harpocrates
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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From the New Kingdom onward, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children, and was also believed to shield them from snakes.
