Ptolemaic Period Hapi Baboon Statuette Mold on Stand Decorative Objects A beautiful and sculptural presence

A beautiful and sculptural presence detailing Iron Age worship practices

before a lovely shaped handle

This beautiful head shows great definition in the carving of its almond shaped eyes beneath a defined brow ridge

Provenance: Large Canadian Collection

built of the same schist stone in the Lozere region

Ptolemaic Period Hapi Baboon Statuette Mold on Stand Decorative Objects A beautiful and sculptural presenceOriginates from: Egypt Era: 305 30 BCE Dimensions: 7. 5 H x 4 W x 3 D A beautiful and rare Ptolemaic period (305 30 BCE) terracotta statuette mold of the reverse side of Hapi, the baboon deity, one of the four sons of Horus, protector of the lungs in the afterlife. Hapi was often depicted on the lid of Canopic jars but was often also made as a funerary figure. This is a beautiful and rare example of a piece that helped define the stylistic and culture