Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Harpokrates, Roman Period, 200-250 AD
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1488671
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1488671
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Bernhard I. Muller, PhD
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Terracotta figure of Harpokrates with the attributes of Herakles, lion skin and knobby club, in the crook of his left arm.
Harpokrates is depicted with the sidelock of a child. The head is expertly modeled with wide, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and fleshy lips.
Harpokrates wears the Egyptian headdress with stripes and the threefold Atef-crown.
The youthful god is shown nude with the right forefinger close to the lips. The wrist with a bracelet.
Harpokrates was the infant son of Isis and Horus and symbolized both youth and fertility. Harpokrates was revered as the patron deity of childhood.
The syncretic combination with the Greek hero Herakles can be lead back to common traits in their mythology. Both protected children from peril. Herakles, killing as a child the snakes sent by Hera,
For a figure from the same mold, cf. item no. 124, p. 101, pl. 23.6 in: Eva Bayer-Niemeier. Griechisch-römische Terrakotten. Melsungen 1988.
Terracotta
Egypt, Roman Period, 200-250 AD
H. 21 cm (8.3 in)
H. with stand 23.7 cm (9.3 in)
Intact, fine condition. Traces of a white slip in the cavities. Taken from a two-piece mold.
Swiss private collection, acquired in the Swiss art market 1994-2002. Self-published in 2012.
The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
Harpokrates is depicted with the sidelock of a child. The head is expertly modeled with wide, heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose, and fleshy lips.
Harpokrates wears the Egyptian headdress with stripes and the threefold Atef-crown.
The youthful god is shown nude with the right forefinger close to the lips. The wrist with a bracelet.
Harpokrates was the infant son of Isis and Horus and symbolized both youth and fertility. Harpokrates was revered as the patron deity of childhood.
The syncretic combination with the Greek hero Herakles can be lead back to common traits in their mythology. Both protected children from peril. Herakles, killing as a child the snakes sent by Hera,
For a figure from the same mold, cf. item no. 124, p. 101, pl. 23.6 in: Eva Bayer-Niemeier. Griechisch-römische Terrakotten. Melsungen 1988.
Terracotta
Egypt, Roman Period, 200-250 AD
H. 21 cm (8.3 in)
H. with stand 23.7 cm (9.3 in)
Intact, fine condition. Traces of a white slip in the cavities. Taken from a two-piece mold.
Swiss private collection, acquired in the Swiss art market 1994-2002. Self-published in 2012.
The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
