Bidspirit auction | GREEK TERRACOTTA STATUETTE OF HARPOCRATES

GREEK TERRACOTTA STATUETTE OF HARPOCRATES - Ca. 300 BC.A terracotta statuette of Harpocrates. This moulded statuette is hollow and depicts the figure in a seated frontal pose. The overall outline of the body is carved in low relief, presenting a narrow and elongated form. The shoulders gently slope outward, and the carving includes simplified anatomical details, with faint grooves indicating bodily contours. The backside is rounded and undecorated, featuring a circular vent hole, typical of terracotta moulding techniques.For a similar see: Enthroned Harpocrates in the collection of the Archaeological Museum in Krakow.Size: 135mm x 70mm; weight 190gProvenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed pre-2000.