An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Striding Harpocrates
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Egypt; Late Kingdom, 716- 30 BC
The naked youth striding, wearing the double (Pschent) crown of upper and lower Egypt. On an integral base, extensively engraved on all four sides and top. Very fine.
Dimensions
7 1/8" (18 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
The naked youth striding, wearing the double (Pschent) crown of upper and lower Egypt. On an integral base, extensively engraved on all four sides and top. Very fine.
Dimensions
7 1/8" (18 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997.
Condition
Very good.
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An Egyptian Bronze Figure of Striding Harpocrates
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