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Harpocrates statuette

Seated, naked figure of Harpocrates. The head is detached from the body. The god is depicted with the side-lock on the right side of the head, ending with a curl. Harpocrates has the nemes, surmounted by the hemhem-crown. Harpocrates is bringing his now missing right index finger to his mouth, the left arm is at side. The feet rest on a thin trapezoidal base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 430
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824
Not on display
Museo Egizio