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Harpocrates statuette

Seated, naked figure of Harpocrates. The god is depicted with the side-lock on the right side of the head, which ends with a curl on the right shoulder. Harpocrates has the double crown, decorated with a small, stylised uraeus. The god has his arms at sides with hands open, the palms facing down. A broken square tenon is present under the buttocks. The remnant of a tenon is present under the feet. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 423
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period (?)
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio