Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF HARPOCRATES

EGYPTIAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF HARPOCRATES - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC. A bronze figurine of Harpocrates, depicted seated with legs bent and feet resting on a ground. His right hand is raised to his lips in the traditional gesture. He wears the sidelock of youth and a Nemes headdress adorned with a Hemhem crown. The figure is mounted on a custom-made wooden base. For similar see: The British Museum, Object Number: 1976.63.2. Size: 80mm x 30mm; Weight: 43g Provenance: Private Dutch collection; Ex. collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Ex. Philip Mitry collection, noted antiquarian in Egypt, prior to 1951. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.