3rd-2nd BC-1st Romano-Egyptian terracotta figure of Harpocrates EF

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Egypt
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 3rd-1stst century BC.
A detailed terracotta figure of the God Harpocrates.
The youthful god sits on a chair with nicely turned legs, wearing a long robe, open to expose his belly and genitals.
He wears a wreath and a headdress consisting of a solar disc and plumes, a jar under his left arm, right index finger to his mouth.
Backside plain with circular vent
Harpocrates was the god of silence, secrets, and confidentiality.
The characteristic finger to the mouth signals the child-like nature of the God.
The statue is hollow.
It measures 102 x 33 (at the base) x 38 mm.
Ex Orange County private collection.
Intact.
(AN7820)

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