Lot Essay
For a similar example but for Harpokrates' crown, see no. 118 in O. Perdu, Le cre´puscule des Pharaons: chefs-d'oeuvre des dernie'res dynasties e´gyptiennes.
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LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE ENTHRONED HARPOKRATES
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
The child god depicted nude, his pudgy body with the navel indicated, his left arm lowered and bent forward, the palm facing down, his right arm bent acutely with his forefinger raised to his lips, adorned with a pendant necklace and a cap crown fronted by a uraeus, the tail undulating back, his eyes inlaid with silver, with his feet parallel on an integral plinth, seated on an elaborate lion throne on an integral plinth, the felines with incised manes and well-articulated faces
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
The child god depicted nude, his pudgy body with the navel indicated, his left arm lowered and bent forward, the palm facing down, his right arm bent acutely with his forefinger raised to his lips, adorned with a pendant necklace and a cap crown fronted by a uraeus, the tail undulating back, his eyes inlaid with silver, with his feet parallel on an integral plinth, seated on an elaborate lion throne on an integral plinth, the felines with incised manes and well-articulated faces
4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Joseph Khawam & Co., Cairo.
Private Collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1969.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2005.
Private Collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1969.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2005.
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