SculptureEgyptian3rd-2nd century BCE

Harpokrates

3rd-2nd century BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Ptolemaic period

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

overall: 19.6 x 4.7 x 11.1 cm (7 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.) figurine: 17.3 x 4.3 cm (6 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.) base: 2.3 x 4.7 x 11.1 cm (7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thompson, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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