Unknown Artist
Images created in the traditionally Greek medium of molded terracotta were popular in domestic and funerary contexts. This one depicts Harpokrates, who by the Roman Period, had become a fertility god. His round pot probably contains fertilizing Nile water or perhaps, food.
Credit: Gift of Suzanne Gauthier, 1994
A.D. 2nd-3rd century
Terracotta, traces of white slip
17.9 x 11.4 x 3.5 cm
1994.298
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