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Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates
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LOT 0095

Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (7.19 grams, 32 mm).

Standing nude with his right forefinger to his mouth, with crescent headdress and cornucopia supported on his left arm.

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1896,0724.1.

CONDITION
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LOT 0095

Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Harpocrates

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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