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Magical gem: Harpocrates in the papyrus boat (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-2962
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_Reg. N.43.
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. N.43.
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 159; Michel, DMG, no. 19.3.e_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 25
Former Collections:
Feuardent, Felix Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
22.5 x 16 x 4 mm
Iconography:
bird: falcons (2); Harpocrates; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; plant: lotus buds (2); boat, papyrus; solar disk; gesture, ithyphallic; gesture, hand raised to mouth; animal: cynocephalus; star; moon, crescent; crown, hemhem; scepter, was; Thoth; crown, double; flail
Logoi:
χαβραχ-logos

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper. Intact.

A: Harpocrates sitting with left knee drawn up on a lotus flower with two buds, placed inside a papyrus boat. Harpocrates sits in the middle of the boat, his head is crowned with the solar disk, facing right. His right hand is raised to his mouth, his left hand holds a flail. On both ends of the boat: falcons with double-crowns. An eight-pointed star on the right and the crescent on the left side of the young Horus. An ithyphallic baboon, standing to right, with both paws raised in greeting, on the right, and Thoth on the left side of Harpocrates. The ibis-headed deity holds an was-scepter in his left hand, his head is crowned with the hemhem. 
B: Greek inscription in four lines: χαβραφει|χηρφβηχρωφ|νερωφωκ|ωβοχ → variant of χαβραχ-logos.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 159.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2962

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2962

Last modified: 2019-10-30 13:39:04
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2962
CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-2962. 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/2962 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9519

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B