Talismans - Magical gem: Harpocrates in papyrus boat (A) Characteres (B)

Magical gem: Harpocrates in papyrus boat (A) Characteres (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2955

ID-Number:

FR-BnF-CdM_58.2197A

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2197A

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 146; Michel, DMG, no. 19.3.b_5; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 14

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

16.6 x 12.5 x 2 mm

Iconography:

bird: cocks (2); boat, papyrus; crown, double?; flail; gesture, hand raised to mouth; Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; plant: lotus buds (2)

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper. Intact.

A: Harpocrates sitting with knees drawn up on a lotus flower with two buds, placed inside a papyrus boat. Harpocrates sits in the middle of the boat, crowned with the double-crown (?), facing left, his right hand raised to mouth, left hand holding a flail. On both ends of the boat: a cock. Pseudo-inscription around the figure.
B: Pseudo-inscription in two lines.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 146.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2955

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2955

Last modified: 2019-06-08 19:41:25

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CBd-2955. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2955 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B