HARPOCRATE

HARPOCRATE
in bronze, seated with legs outstretched
and feet on the ground.
His right hand is raised to his lips
in the traditional gesture. He is wearing a Nemes headdress
adorned with a Hemhem crown.
Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic period,
circa 332 - 30 B.C.
Height: 8.2 cm
(Part of a group depicting the lactation of Isis)

PROVENANCE
- Hôtel des Ventes du Prado, d'Authier de Sisgaw
&| Charriaud auctioneers, July 7
1973, lot no. 124.
- Collection C., Marseille.