Egyptian clay lamp holder in the form of Harpocrates

An image of Equipment/utensil. Clay lamp holder in the form of Harpocrates. With youthful male head on rectangular plinth - a small votive lamp would have been placed in the bottom section. Find Spot/Production Place: Egypt. Clay, mould-made, length 14.75 cm, circa A.D.100-200.

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Equipment/utensil. Clay lamp holder in the form of Harpocrates. With youthful male head on rectangular plinth - a small votive lamp would have been placed in the bottom section. Find Spot/Production Place: Egypt. Clay, mould-made, length 14.75 cm, circa A.D.100-200.

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Accession Number: E.GA.2930.1943
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2nd Century AD Ancient Egypt antiquity clay deities deity Egyptian equipment Fitz_ANT gods Harpocrates heads Heru Horus lamp lamp holder lamps lighting male mould made moulded Ra utensil youth

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