Lot 2793
A Rare Silver Amulet of Harpocrates. Egypt, Late Period-Ptolemaic, c. 650-300 BC. The child Horus, son of Osiris and Isis, is represented in tradional Egyptian fashion -- nude and with arms held rigidly at side. His head is shorn, but for a child's sidelock of hair. He also wears the royal crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, plus a beaded broad collar. A small rectangular base contains his feet. Grooved loop at back for suspension. Intact, with only light wear, the details clear and wholly legible. With deep gray-brown "find" patina. Height: 1-7/8"; in old black lacquered wood mount. Although small, the object fully retains the monumental feeling of much larger Egyptian works. Choice and rare -- quality survivals of amulets in silver is actually rarer than that for gold.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
The traditional features, constently realized on the piece, along with the absense of any foreign or classicizing elements, strongly suggests an earlier date for the amulet, rather than later -- perhaps even XXVI Dynasty.
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