Harpocrates; Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 664-332 A.D.

Harpocrates; Egypt, Ptolemaic period, A.D. 664-332.
Bronze.
Presents good state of preservation, without restorations.
Measurements: 10 x 3 x 4,5 cm.
Bronze figure representing Harpocrates, naked and seated with arms at the sides of the body and hair gathered in a side lock, with tripartite wig and crown of Nemes.
Harpocrates is the representation of Horus as a child, and as such he is depicted naked, wearing a crown and Ureus, but also with a prince's side ponytail. He was worshiped from the New Empire, and symbolizes the weak sun of dawn or winter sun, naked and unprotected. As this sun transforms into a powerful star, the weak child will become the adult Horus, armed and warrior, who will avenge the death of his father, Osiris. He was especially popular in the Late Epoch as a threatened child, but saved from all the stalks. As a conqueror of poisonous animals, he is considered important in the field of healing.