Talismans - Magical gem: Harpocrates in the papyrus boat

Magical gem: Harpocrates in the papyrus boat

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2961

ID-Number:

FR-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.327

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger.327

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 158; Michel, DMG, no. 19.3.d_4; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 23

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

18 x 14 x 2.5 mm

Iconography:

Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; gesture, ithyphallic; gesture, hand raised to mouth; solar disk; crown, double; bird: falcons (2); plant: lotus flower; boat, papyrus; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; animal: cynocephalus

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Shape 8. Green and red jasper. Intact.

A: Harpocrates sitting with knees drawn up on a lotus flower without buds, placed inside a papyrus boat. Harpocrates sits on the right side of the boat, facing left, his head is crowned with the solar disk. Left hand raised to mouth, right hand holding a flail. Falcons with double crowns perch on both ends of the boat. On the left side of the young deity: an ithyphallic baboon, standing to right, with both paws raised in greeting.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 158.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2961

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2961

Last modified: 2019-06-09 20:49:11

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2961

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CBd-2961. 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/2961 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A