Drawing of a magical gem: Harpocrates on a lotus flower
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2758
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_IX 37
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_IX 37
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. IX 37; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 8
Former Collections:
Le Cointe, Thomas
Material:
jasper (colour unspecified)
Iconography:
gesture, hand raised to mouth; Harpocrates seated with one leg bent in knee; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; plant: lotus buds (2); rod?
A: Harpocrates sitting on a lotus flower with two buds, with the right leg bent in knee, left leg streched out. The left hand is raised to his mouth, the right hand holds a rod (mistaken for a flail?).
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, IX 37.
SGG I, no. 8 (with earlier literature)
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, IX 37.
SGG I, no. 8 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2758. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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