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THBRomano-Egyptian Terracotta Ithyphallic Harpocrates
Lot 4
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first sale of February with a spotlight on two fabulous collections, one from Lumberton, Texas, and the other from Whisnant Gallery in New Orleans. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A hand-built terracotta figure of Harpocrates ("Horus the child") laying recumbent atop an integral rectangular plinth. Harpocrates presents with a raised head held aloft by his left arm while his right arm drapes over the shaft of his enormous phallus before resting atop his bent knee. The youthful face bears petite eyes, a gently protruding nose, and rounded cheeks, all beneath a bald skull cap save for his signature sidelock of youth that drapes down past the right side of his jaw. Harpocrates was the god of silence, secrets, and confidentiality, and the ithyphallic symbols were perceived in the Roman period as good luck charms, specifically for bringing about good fortune. Size: 3.07" L x 1.46" W x 1.62" H (7.8 cm x 3.7 cm x 4.1 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169363Nicks and abrasions to plinth, body, phallus, and head commensurate with age, with softening to most finer details, light encrustations, and a couple of stable pressure fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form. Old inventory labels beneath plinth.Condition
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