Caption

Harpocrates; fragment of a terracotta figurine head of Harpocrates; Hellenistic or Roman period, Egypt; figure; height 4.2 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 2.3 cm; maker, ., A roughly shaped stone fragment with a concave hollow on one side is shown against a pale gray background; the stone is predominantly brown and tan with areas of darker brown texture and a narrow vertical strip of reddish paint or pigment along one inner edge, and there is also a small area of dark bluish-black marking on the inner surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_408

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.1Mb (874.1Kb) / 9.1in x 9.1in / 2717 x 2717 (300dpi)

Keywords

Harpocrates fragment terracotta figurine head Hellenistic Roman period Egypt figure height 4.2 cm width 3.2 cm depth 2.3 cm maker roughly shaped stone fragment concave hollow side shown pale gray background stone predominantly brown tan areas darker brown texture narrow vertical strip reddish paint pigment inner edge also small area dark bluish-black marking inner surface.