Hollow terracotta figure

Made:
300-300
Hollow terracotta figure

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Hollow terracotta figure
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Hollow terracotta figure, represents Harpocrates the God of Fertility, with child-like finger to lips, originally painted, now mainly worn off, possibly Roman or Egyptian, 300BC-300

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87278
Materials:
terracotta
type:
statue
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, R.G.