| ID | 726 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | TL1505 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Site | St Albans |
| Site Name | Verulamium |
| Site Type | Civitas capital |
| Location Type | Unknown |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Object Date | C1-2 |
| Object Period | 2 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Secondary Material | Inset eyes? |
| Import | Yes |
| Location | Verulamium Museum? |
| M/F | Male |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Deity |
| Name | Harpocrates |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Standing |
| Headgear | Headdress |
| Clothed | Yes |
| Clothing description | Full-length v-necked robe |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Missing lower arms, lower legs and feet, no nose |
| Classical | 1 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 69.30 |
| Length | 0.00 |
| Parallels | London |
| References | Worrell 2005, 460, fig 10 (PAS BH-F25093). [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Traces of solder within the arm sockets indicate that the arms were cast separately. The right arm is raised slightly, presumably originally with the right hand raised to the chin in Harpocrates' characteristic gesture. The hairstyle is elaborate, with a frontal peak and curls to the shoulders. He wears a simple headdress with a backward-facing crest at the front (Worrell). |
| PAS id | BH-F25093 |
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