Bronze figurine from Egypt
Object No. 193A
Figure of Harpocrates, bronze, Egypt, possibly Ptloemaic Period, about 332-30 BC
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Summary
Physical Description
The figure, which is identified as an infant Horus or Harpocrates, is in a seated position and is completely naked except for the Double Crown of Egypt on its head. A large object, thought to be the sidelock of youth, is protruding from the side of the Crown. The figure holds its right hand to its chin, with its forefinger and thumb together (artistic convention for depicting children). Its original placement was possibly upon the lap of another figure, his mother Isis.
DIMENSIONS
Height
110 mm
Width
32 mm
Depth
30 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
W M F Petrie ['Amulets', London 1914] says Isis on the throne is dated from the 26th Dynasty to Roman times (644 BCE - 395 CE).
SOURCE
Credit Line
Presented to the New South Wales Collection of Applied Art by Mr A W Robey, 1927
Acquisition Date
11 May 1927
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