Terracotta figurine of Harpocrates (Harpakhered) seated on a pedestal. He is wearing a sun headdress and pressing his right hand to his mouth. In the left arm, he is holding a jar, the end of which is supported on his thigh. The object is hollow with an opening at the bottom and a hole at the back. The figurine is hand-modelled and made of a coarse dark red fabric. Traces of white plaster is present in several places. According to Hilton Price, the entire figure was originally covered in this white plaster, which was coloured. As much of it had flaked off, he removed the rest of it to reveal the features. Previously part of the collection of Frederick George Hilton Price (number 3248), which was sold at auction in 1911 (lot 764). It was purchased by the dealers J. E. & E. K. Preston before becoming part of the Kent collection. It was later bequeathed to Harrogate Museum in 1968. The Hilton Price catalogue lists the object as coming from Bubastis. Terracotta figures like this date to the Graeco-Roman Period.
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