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Harpocrates statuette

Seated, naked figure of Harpocrates. The god wears a headdress with a flat upper surface, resembling the base of the red crown, with a deep recess at the top to accommodate two feathers, now missing. The headdress features a uraeus with a double coil. The side-lock of youth is detached, and a protuberance is visible on the right side of the headdress. The side-lock was secured by a small nail, still in situ. The face has large inlaid metal eyes, with pupils, eye contours, and eyebrows inlaid in copper, while the sclera is made of light gold-coloured metal, probably electrum. The god is bringing the index finger of his right hand to his mouth, while his left arm rests along the body with the hand open, palm facing down. The feet rest on a rectangular base. The front and right sides of the base are inscribed. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 433
Metal / Bronze+copper
712–332 BCE
Late Period (?)
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio