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CIRCA 1ST- 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES
CIRCA 1ST- 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The child god depicted nude, standing in a languid pose with his weight on his right leg, the left bent at the knee with the heel lifted, the left arm bent and held out supporting a fruit-laden cornucopia entwined with a snake, the cobra with its hood open (partially preserved), the right arm bent acutely with the hand toward his face, the forefinger once extended toward his lips in characteristic fashion, his head turned to his right, his tousled hair bound by a twisted wreath adorned with ivy leaves and berry clusters, surmounted by a diminutive pschent-crown fronted by a crescent moon, atop the original spool-shaped socle
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST- 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The child god depicted nude, standing in a languid pose with his weight on his right leg, the left bent at the knee with the heel lifted, the left arm bent and held out supporting a fruit-laden cornucopia entwined with a snake, the cobra with its hood open (partially preserved), the right arm bent acutely with the hand toward his face, the forefinger once extended toward his lips in characteristic fashion, his head turned to his right, his tousled hair bound by a twisted wreath adorned with ivy leaves and berry clusters, surmounted by a diminutive pschent-crown fronted by a crescent moon, atop the original spool-shaped socle
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, London, 1975.
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