figurine of Harpocrates

figurine of Harpocrates

An item at Louvre

Harpocrates (head) (Wearing a crown of foliage, the pschent crown and the double bud. The remains of the draped garment he originally wore remain at the neck. He holds his finger to his mouth. Hollow terracotta.)

Department of Egyptian Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).