A rare ancient Egyptian bronze figure of Harpocrates, dating to approximately 664-323 B.C. Egypt's Late Period. The bronze is solid cast and depicts Harpocrates, god of silence. Depicted nude, holding right forefinger to lips, with tripartite wig and side-lock of youth. Feet resting on integral rectangular base. The statue was likely dedicated in ancient times at a temple or shrine to the God in thanks for, or in anticipation of, a favor. Height of bronze, including tenon: 2 1/2 inches. Condition: Very good. Provenance: Ex. Collection of C.E.B. Best (died 1973). Best was an incredibly colorful character. Educated at Ardingley college in the late 1800's, Best trained as a banker but subsequently worked as a miner, soldier, merchant, editor and singer. He served as syllabus secretary at the Theosophical Society, England, where he met his future wife Inayat Khan, who converted him to the Sufism form of Islam and renamed him Shahbaz. Shahbaz Best, as he was now known, traveled to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to spread his religion and work as a banker. It was during this time that he met H.E. Inman, a marine engineer, who gifted him his collection of antiquities that he had acquired in lieu of payment from the Egyptian government between 1910-1912. The antiquities were excavated from tombs in lower Egypt and have been on display at the Southampton Museum in England since the death of Mr. Best in 1973.
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