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PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The child god depicted nude, seated with his knees drawn in, his left hand resting on his knee, his right hand bent at the elbow, his forefinger raised to his chin, wearing a nemes headcloth adorned with the plaited side lock of youth and a uraeus, and surmounted by an elaborate hemhem-crown, with traces of gilding along the back of the crown, perhaps originally seated on a lotus
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The child god depicted nude, seated with his knees drawn in, his left hand resting on his knee, his right hand bent at the elbow, his forefinger raised to his chin, wearing a nemes headcloth adorned with the plaited side lock of youth and a uraeus, and surmounted by an elaborate hemhem-crown, with traces of gilding along the back of the crown, perhaps originally seated on a lotus
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with Harmer Rooke Gallery, New York, 1970s.
Harvey Sarner, Chicago.
Harvey Sarner, Chicago.
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