Talismans - Magical gem: Harpocrates riding a goose (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical gem: Harpocrates riding a goose (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2958

ID-Number:

FR-BnF-CdM_De Clercq.3449

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clercq.3449

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 19.8_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 18

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

lapis lazuli (blue)

Dimensions:

13.5 x 10 x 4 mm

Iconography:

bird: goose; Harpocrates; gesture, hand raised to mouth; flail; solar disk; side-lock of youth

Divine Names & Voces:

κρατουαθ and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Lapis lazuli. Large chips broken off and missing at the bottom and the right side of A.

A: Harpocrates riding a goose, to left. His right hand is raised to his mouth, his left hand holds a flail. His head is crowned with the solar disk, side-lock of youth visible.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: κρα|του|αθ → κρατουαθ.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, XXVIII, no. 3449.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2958

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2958

Last modified: 2019-06-08 19:55:43

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2958

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CBd-2958. 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/2958 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B