Lot Essay
For a similar example, see no. 12.71 in Pozzi, La Collezione Egiziana.
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AN EGYPTIAN STEATITE FIGURE OF A DEITY
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-657 B.C.
His right leg forward, the headdress a modification of the Red Crown generally associated with Harpocrates, detailed face, ears, and chest, wearing a flaring broad kilt knotted in front, his arms extended downward over the kilt, on an integral base with slender back pillar, 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-657 B.C.
His right leg forward, the headdress a modification of the Red Crown generally associated with Harpocrates, detailed face, ears, and chest, wearing a flaring broad kilt knotted in front, his arms extended downward over the kilt, on an integral base with slender back pillar, 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high