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Large statuette of Isis suckling Horus in the form of Harpoc…
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Large statuette of Isis suckling Horus in the form of Harpoc…
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Estimate €10,000 - €12,000
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Description
Large statuette of Isis suckling Horus in the form of Harpocrates.
She is wearing a long tripartite wig, surmounted by the hathoric headdress
decorated with an uraeus. She is holding her left breast, which she is holding out to her child sitting on her lap.
on her lap. The base is inscribed on three sides with a dedication in hieroglyphics.
Bronze with a smooth dark green patina.
Traces of gilding on the solar disc and the long sheath dress.
Egypt, Late Period, c. 664-332 BC
H. 23 cm
Provenance
- Acquired from Galerie Vérité (Paris) in the 1950s
by a previous owner.
- Collection of an amateur couple
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