Collection of Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Heads of Harpocrates weight Everyday material culture included water

Everyday material culture included water gourds

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and sculptural forms often adorned with mounted horsemen

It would have been brightly painted with colored pigments

The horse’s pointy ears

Collection of Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Heads of Harpocrates weight Everyday material culture included waterPtolemaic Period, c. 33030 BC, Naukratis, Egypt An exceptional trio of finely preserved Romano Egyptian votive terracotta heads depicting Harpocrates, the youthful god of secrecy and renewal. Once part of larger statuettes, these sculpted fragments retain delicately modeled features that convey the innocence of the divine childrounded cherubic cheeks, softly arched brows, and large doll like eyes. Each head shows Harpocrates with the traditional