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Fragment of statuette representing Isis with Harpocrates

Fragment of a statuette representing Isis with Harpocrates on her lap. Harpocrates is acephalous and is seated on Isis’ thighs. As to the Isis figure, only part of her belly and the thighs are preserved. Harpocrates has the curl of the now missing side-lock on the right shoulder, his arms are at sides with hands open, the palms facing down. The legs are together and the feet are missing. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for hollow casts.

Provv. 6400
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio