Ancient Roman Bronze Votive Figurine of Rare Personification Harpocrates the God of Silance, Secrets and Confidentiality.

Ancient Roman Bronze votive Figurine of Harpocrates the God of Silance, Secrets and confidentiality in the Hellenistic religion developed in Ptolemaic Alexandria Harpocrates was adapted by the Greeks and latter from the Romans from the Egyptian child god Horus, who represented the newborn sun, rising each day at dawn. Harpocrates's name was a Hellenization of the Egyptian Har-pa-khered or Heru-pa-khered, meaning "Horus the Child". Schematic and simple style with a natural green and brown patina. Rare Personification. Material: Bronze Date: 1st.
-2nd. Century AD. Dimensions: 2,2cm Item No. S33 Purchased by the current owner in 2014 in Austria, Wien from Collector fair. Collected Since: 1980's. Previous owners history: Old Austrian Private Collection. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.