Two Roman bronze figures of Harpocrates
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The plump child holding a cornucopia, the hair dressed in a side lock with crescent headdress, 4in (10cm) high,; the other depicted sitting nude with legs splayed, the feet drawn together and the palms of the hands held outwards, a snake, climbing up the back towards the crown of his head, 2¼in (5.9 cm) high, both mounted (2)
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The plump child holding a cornucopia, the hair dressed in a side lock with crescent headdress, 4in (10cm) high,; the other depicted sitting nude with legs splayed, the feet drawn together and the palms of the hands held outwards, a snake, climbing up the back towards the crown of his head, 2¼in (5.9 cm) high, both mounted (2)
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£1,625
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- Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.
Category: Antiquities
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