Object Description
A fine Romano-Egyptian terracotta fragmentary head of the god Harpocrates. He is depicted with delicately crafted features that emphasise the youth of the deity, such as his rounded cherubic cheeks, full lips, and heavy-lidded doll-like eyes. He is shown enigmatically with a finger up to his lips, a characteristic of the god. His hair is shaved except for a side-lock, a common hairstyle for young boys in ancient Egypt, which sits underneath what appears to be a headpiece. The fragment would have once belonged to a larger figurative statuette. The reverse of the head is concave and unadorned.
Date: Circa 1st century BC- 2nd century AD