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103 - Head of Harpocrates; Egypt, Late Period, 664–323 B.C.
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€350 - 400Sale fees
Head of Harpocrates; Egypt, Late Period, 664–323 B.C. Bronze. Provenance: collection of Dr. L. Benguerel Godó, acquired from the Pijoan Collection (Barcelona) in the 1960s. Measurements: 6 cm high. Provenance: Family bequest of Ramon Martí Alsina and Ricard Martí Aguiló. Archaeological collection assembled beginning in the 1950s by successive generations of the family through purchases at European galleries and auction houses. Previously part of the collection of Dr. L. Benguerel Godó, acquired along with the Pijoan Collection (Barcelona) in the 1960s. A round-relief bronze head depicting the Egyptian god Harpocrates. As the child form of Horus, Harpocrates was worshipped beginning in the New Kingdom and symbolizes the faint sun of dawn or the winter sun, naked and unprotected. Just as this sun transforms into a powerful celestial body, the frail child will become the adult Horus—armed and warlike—who will avenge the death of his father, Osiris.
Auction details
11th November - Private Collection: The Martí Alsina Legacy IIIAuction house
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