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