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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
TWO EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURES
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
TWO EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURES
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period,
664-30 B.C.
Including an ithyphallic Min, gilding preserved throughout, depicted mummiform with the legs together, his left hand on his phallus, his right arm raised holding a flail on high, wearing a broad collar, false beard, and a double-plumed crown, a suspension loop in back; and a nude Harpokrates striding forward with the left leg advanced, on an integral base, his left arm with the hand fisted against his thigh, his right hand raised, the index figure to his mouth, wearing a cap crown fronted by a uraeus and a side lock of youth
3 in. (7.5 cm) high; and 4½ in. (11.5 cm) high (2)
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period,
664-30 B.C.
Including an ithyphallic Min, gilding preserved throughout, depicted mummiform with the legs together, his left hand on his phallus, his right arm raised holding a flail on high, wearing a broad collar, false beard, and a double-plumed crown, a suspension loop in back; and a nude Harpokrates striding forward with the left leg advanced, on an integral base, his left arm with the hand fisted against his thigh, his right hand raised, the index figure to his mouth, wearing a cap crown fronted by a uraeus and a side lock of youth
3 in. (7.5 cm) high; and 4½ in. (11.5 cm) high (2)
Provenance
Mikalides Collection for the Min