Romain — Statuette of Harpocrates with a dog — Ier siècle ap. J.-C.

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Objet : Statuette of Harpocrates with a dog. Matériau : Pottery. Culture : Romain. Période : Ier siècle ap. J.-C.. Dimensions : 125 mm x 72 mm. État : Good condition.

Repères de contexte : Romain. Datation indiquée : Ier siècle ap. J.-C..

Notice de référence conservée pour étude, comparaison et documentation.

Provenance : Ex German private collection, W.F., Munich, acquired before 2000s Harpocrates was the Greco-Roman adaptation of the Egyptian child-god Horus the Child (Horus Harpocrates), who was represented as a young boy with a sidelock of youth and a finger to his lips. In Roman times, Harpocrates became a popular deity associated with silence, secrecy, and mystery, a reinterpretation of the Egyptian gesture of childhood (finger to the mouth) as a command for silence. This made him especially appealing in the context of Roman mystery cults and esoteric philosophies, where silence was considered a virtue and a mark of the initiate.. Fiche conservée au Musée Antikarts comme référence documentaire. Source documentaire conservée : https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/roman-statuette-of-harpocrates-with-a-dog/.