AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HEAD OF HARPOKRATES

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 650-342 B.C.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HEAD OF HARPOKRATES
late period, dynasty xxvi-xxx, 650-342 b.c.
Wearing the double crown with uraeus and fragmentary sidelock, the brows and lids inlaid in silver, the eyes inlaid with chalcedony and onyx
3 in. (8.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Paul Magriel Collection
Literature
Spike, Aspects of Sculpture: The Paul Magriel Collection, no. 8.
Exhibited
Aspects of Sculpture: The Paul Magriel Collection, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY, 28 July - September 15, 1985; Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA, 22 September - 27 October, 1985; Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT,
7 November - 15 December, 1985; Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, 21 December, 1985 - 15 February, 1986.

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