Votive plaque with the figure of Harpocrates inside an aedicule. The plaque consists of a rectangular bronze sheet. The aedicule comprises two slender columns with lotiform capitals, surmounted by a tympanum featuring, at its centre, a solar disc flanked by two possible uraei; the three corners of the tympanum are topped with three capitals. The lower edge of the tympanum is decorated with a dentil moulding. At the centre of the aedicule, the figure of Harpocrates is in high relief, almost detached from the background, and wears a stylised double crown. The curls frame the face, the side-lock of youth is depicted as a curl resting on the right shoulder. Harpocrates is bringing his right index finger to the small, round chin. The left arm holds a slender cornucopia, with no contents indicated. Harpocrates is wearing a himation draped on the shoulder, wrapping around the arm, and passing around the waist. The left hand is connected to the plaque by a bronze element. The plaque has five holes: one at each corner and one at the lower right side. The back of the plaque is plain with minor irregularities. On the back, a cavity corresponding to the figure of Harpocrates is partially filled with soil residue. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.
