figure
- Description
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Egyptian terracotta figure of Harpocrates wearing a headdress with the double crown of Egypt. Mould-made and hollow. White (gypsum?) coating. Dark red-brown Nile silt fabric with grey core. Abundant fine gold mica, quartz, organics and white inclusions.
- Production date
- (early) 1stC
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.90 centimetres
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Length: 2.90 centimetres
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Width: 2.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by the Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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Probably made in Naukratis. Similar to Naukratis example in Cambridge Museum of Classical Archaeology (NA663). Unprovenanced parallel has been dated to the early 1st century AD (Török 1995, no.93). Unclear pencil marking on back reads '?1'.
Török, L. 1995, Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas from Egypt, Roma.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: NA660 (Accession Number)