ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF HARPOCRATES.

Lot no. 832

Estimate: £750 - £1,500

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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Archaeology and Antiquities

Description

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF HARPOCRATES. Ca. 30 BC - AD 100. A terracotta head of the Graeco-Egyptian god Harpocrates, depicted as a youth, wearing a sumptuous headpiece and with his finger to his mouth. The facial features of the statuette are rendered in a naturalistic manner. For similar see: The British Museum, number EA24372. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 19mm x 20.2mm; Weight: 7.67g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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