Egypt, Alexandria, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A mold-formed terracotta sculpture depicting a nude Horus (also Harpocrates, Harpokrates). Horus reclines atop an integral ovoid base, perhaps at a banquet, with spread legs displaying delineated genitalia in-between, with one arm holding a small amphora, and the other dipping a hand inside. He has a sensitively-modeled face with almond eyes and the side lock of youth beneath a conical headdress. Horus was the god of silence, secrets, and confidentiality, and a member of the Triad of Alexandria along with Serapis and Isis, the three gods most venerated in that city. Size: 4" W x 5.7" H (10.2 cm x 14.5 cm); 7.625" H (19.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired from Goldberg Auctions, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1968

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Repaired from a few large pieces with small chips along break line. Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, and head, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Nice earthen deposits throughout.