Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

STATUETTES OF HARPOCRATES.

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1498. Harpocrates. As the last; hair in thick curls.

Ht. i in. Payne Knight CoII. At the back, a ring for suspension.

1499. Harpocrates. As the last.

Ht. l|- in. At thc back, a ring for suspension.

1500. Harpocrates. He is seated vvith I. leg dravvn up and r. leg extended to his
r. ; his r. fore-finger is placed on his mouth, and in 1. hand he holds a cornucopia,
containing a bunch of grapes and three fruits, round vvhich a snake is coiled.
He has richly-curling hair, and vvears the crowns of the North and South, with
a crescent in front, ivy-wreath, and a necklace vvith bulla. On his r. knee is
perched the hawk sacred to him, representing the name Idar (Horus) ; his 1.
elbow is supported by a Sphinx, on vvhose head is a disc.

Ht. 3f in. Presented by Pitt Letliieullier, Esq., 1756.

1501. Harpocrates. He is seated vvith both legs bent to the r., and r. fore-finger
placed on mouth ; in 1. hand he holds a conmcopia. His hair is arranged in a
plait along the top of the head, and he vvcars the crovvns of the North and South
and an ivy-vvrcath..

Ht. ij in. Payne Knight Coll. 10.

1502. Harpocrates. He is seated on a lotos-flovver, looking dovvn to his r , vvith
r. leg doubled up and 1. extended ; his r. fore-finger is placed on his mouth. On
the r. side of his head is a tress of hair in the shape of a horn (the emblcm of
youth), and on the top of his head the solar disc ; he wears bracelets, and holds
a jar.in 1. hand. The eycs are of an Egyptian type, the eyebrovvs raised.

Ht. 2j in. 185 1.

1503. Harpocrates. He is seated on a lotos-flovver, looking to his r., vvith r. leg
dravvn up and 1. extended ; his r. fore-finger is raised towards his mouth, and in
1. hand he holds a cornucopia, on vvhich is the uraeus. His hair is arranged in a
top-knot, a plait along the top of the head, and a thick tress forming a loop on r.
side of head ; he vvears the crovviis of the North and South, and a himation ovcr
1. shoulder, reaching to the fect.

Ht. 4J in. Rather coarsely executed ; ho'e bored between thc legs.

1504. Harpocrates. He is seated, vvith 1. hand placed on his chin, looking up to
his r. ; his body is inclined backvvards, and in r. hand he holds a jar resting
horizontally on 1. thigh ; some liquid issues froni this jar. He is nude and barc-
headed ; his r. leg is dravvn up ar.d 1. extended.

Ht. | in. Tovvneley CoII. Left leg vvanting from below the knee.

1505. Harpocrates. He is seated on a diota, vvith legs dravvn up ; he holds a jar
under 1. arm, into vvhich he introduces his hand. He is of infantile appearance,
and barc-headed, except for a thick tress of hair forming a loop on r. side of
head (the cmblem of youth) ; he has a large phallos, and the foot of thc diota