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Magical gem: Harpocrates in papyrus boat, supported by Anubis
CBd-Number:
CBd-2956
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_Reg. M.6101
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. M.6101
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 156; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 21; Michel, DMG, no. 19.5._2
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
18 x 11.5 x 3 mm
Iconography:
bird: falcons (2); Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; Harpocrates seated with one leg bent in knee; gesture, kneeling; Anubis; boat, papyrus; scorpion; scarab; scepter, unspecified; gesture, greeting; rays, double; rays (6); solar disk; nimbus; crown, double; star

Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8. Green jasper. Intact.

A: Harpocrates sitting with left knee drawn up on a lotus flower without buds, placed inside a papyrus boat. Harpocrates sits in frontal view in the middle of the boat, crowned with the solar disk, nimbus and six double-rays, facing left. His right hand is raised in greeting, his left hand holds a scepter (?). On both ends of the boat: falcons with double-crowns. To the left of the young Horus, an eight-pointed star. Anubis, nude and half-kneeling to left (Mastrocinque: Noun), supports the boat; on his right a scarab, on his left, a scorpion.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 156.
Michel, DMG, 19.5._2
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2956

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2956

Last modified: 2019-06-09 20:41:19
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CBd-2956. 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/2956 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9513

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A