FINE ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF HARPOCRATES

Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A terracotta figure of Harpocrates depicted seated, the left hand resting on the knee and holding a spherical, lidded vessel. The right hand is raised to the lips in the traditional gesture of silence. Draped in a garment with deep folds across the chest and shoulders, the figure wears the side lock of youth falling along the right side of the head. The face shows large eyes, a broad nose, and a slight smile. Mounted on a modern stand. For similar see: The British Museum, Miscellaneous number: NA710. Size: 80mm x 50mm; Weight: 110g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market in the 1990s.