Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 425. A Bronze Torso of Harpokrates, late Hellenistic/early Roman, circa 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D..

Another Property

A Bronze Torso of Harpokrates, late Hellenistic/early Roman, circa 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

Live auction begins on:

December 3, 03:30 PM GMT

Estimate

50,000 - 80,000 GBP

Bid

35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

life-sized, standing and wearing an enveloping himation, his left arm bent forward, his right arm raised across his breast, missing hands separately cast.

 

Height 40 cm.

private collection, Hong Kong, acquired in the 1970s

Spanish art market

acquired by the present owner from the above

The position of the right arm suggests that the whole figure represented Harpokrates bringing his right forefinger to his mouth (See LIMC, vol. 4, pls. 242ff.). Related marble figures of children wearing an enveloping himation are in the Villa Borghese (arachne.dainst.org/entity/1075561) and in the Vatican (arachne.dainst.org/entity/1079819).

You May Also Like

A Roman Bronze Head of a Molossian Hound, circa 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
A Roman Bronze Head of a Molossian Hound, circa 2nd/3rd Century A.D.

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

A Roman Bronze Protome, circa 2nd Century A.D.
A Roman Bronze Protome, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:4,000 - 6,000 GBP

A Monumental Fragmentary Head of a Queen or Goddess, circa 3rd/2nd Century B.C.
A Monumental Fragmentary Head of a Queen or Goddess, circa 3rd/2nd Century B.C.

Estimate:35,000 - 45,000 GBP

A Roman Limestone Portrait Head of a Man, 2nd Century A.D.
A Roman Limestone Portrait Head of a Man, 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:4,000 - 6,000 GBP

An Etruscan Polychrome Terracotta Antefix, circa 5th Century B.C.
An Etruscan Polychrome Terracotta Antefix, circa 5th Century B.C.

Estimate:8,000 - 12,000 GBP

A Roman Marble Head of Asklepios, circa 2nd Century A.D.
A Roman Marble Head of Asklepios, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:12,000 - 18,000 GBP

A Roman Marble Torso of Aphrodite, circa 2nd Century A.D.
A Roman Marble Torso of Aphrodite, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:300,000 - 500,000 GBP

A South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman, Qataban, circa 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
A South Arabian Alabaster Head of a Woman, Qataban, circa 3rd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

Estimate:5,000 - 8,000 GBP

A Roman Marble or Indurated Limestone Appliqué Bust of Zeus-Sarapis, circa 2nd Century A.D.
A Roman Marble or Indurated Limestone Appliqué Bust of Zeus-Sarapis, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate:3,000 - 5,000 GBP

A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Philosopher, circa 1st Century A.D.
A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Philosopher, circa 1st Century A.D.

Estimate:12,000 - 18,000 GBP