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LOT 0170
Roman Bronze Figure of the God 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.
Provenance
Private 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.
Literature
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 0170
Roman Bronze Figure of the God Harpocrates
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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