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Figurine of Harpokrates
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Mold-made terracotta
Dimensions
Height x width: 16.7 x 5.8 cm (6 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt
Accession NumberRES.62.35
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMold made terracotta figure of Harpokrates. He is standing astride a column capital decorated with dentils and lotus buds. His head is bald. He wears a fillet with two lotus buds. He has a grotesque expression. He is joined somewhat evenly to the neck. The figure wears a tunic turned down to the waist and cradles the base of a cudgel in his proper left arm. The right arm is indistinct. The back of the piece is smooth. The surface was white washed. The surface is worn.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Godfrey Peckitt; 1962: accepted by the MFA; 1969: received by the MFA.