Egyptian, Late Period or Ptolemaic, ca. 8th - 3rd century B.C.

Bronze

H: 25.5 cm

Serial: 19914

Representation of the child god Harpocrates (Horus as a child) in a typical form as an undressed youth, with the index finger to his mouth. The head with the side, here very short youth curl, is surmounted by the double feather crown with a sun disk. Harpocrates is the son of Osiris and Isis and is considered the personification of the just rising sun and fertility.

Provenance

Ex- property of an old German Aristocratic collection, acquired prior to 2008