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Memphis: Terracotta UC 47906
Fragment of a solid terracotta figurine with a flat and unmodelled back. The figure is preserved from the head to the abdomen. The subject has a bald head and wears a sidelock on the right-hand side of the head; although some of the right section is missing and the overall surface is damaged. the subject is probably Harpocrates or a priest of Ptah. To the proper left is a large phallus on which he leans.
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