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LOT 0186
Roman Bronze Figure of Seated Harpocrates
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (145 grams, 72 mm).
Modelled in the round sitting with miniature double-crown, serpent arm-ring on left wrist, sidelock; fixing socket to right thigh.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Me. A., Florida, USA, early 1990s.
European private collection, acquired in Germany, September 2000.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12683-234609.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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 full discussion.
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LOT 0186
Roman Bronze Figure of Seated Harpocrates
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £60
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