Bidspirit auction | LARGE ROMAN TERRACOTTA SEATED HARPOKRATES

LARGE ROMAN TERRACOTTA SEATED HARPOKRATES WITH A POT - Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A terracotta figure of Harpocrates seated with the right leg drawn in and the left bent beneath him, the left hand holding a rounded pot resting on the knee. Surmounting the head is a tall, radiating headdress with a central uraeus. His face with full cheeks, arched brows, large eyes, and a broad nose above thin lips. The figure is hollow with a circular vent hole at the back. For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number T.477. Size: 350mm x 210mm; Weight: 1.85kg Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.