AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES

LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
The child god depicted nude, striding forward on an integral plinth, the left leg advanced, his right forefinger raised to his lips, wearing a Double Crown fronted by a uraeus, and a separately-made side lock of youth
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mansour, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1983.

Lot Essay

In ancient Egyptian iconography, the gesture of an index finger raised to the lips of the mouth was a sign of childhood.

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