A Roman Bronze Seated Figure of Harpokrates in Erie, Pennsylvania For Sale

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This is a rare representation in bronze of the Egyptian child god Harpokrates, with his left arm around a large jar and the index finger of his right hand to his lips. The god is wearing a tunic and the side lock of youth, and is seated on triangular pediment.The motif of Harpokrates holding a pot is well known; in terracotta it is in fact the most widely spread of all the depictions of Harpokrates. In bronze however the scene is much more rare. Two basic types can be distinguished in these representations