Talismans - Magical gem in a modern silver pendant: Harpocrates with triads of animals

Magical gem in a modern silver pendant: Harpocrates with triads of animals

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2963

ID-Number:

FR-BnF-CdM_N.58.2198

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

N.58.2198

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 147; Mastrocinque, SGG I, fig. 30.; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 26; Michel, DMG, no. 19.4._2

Former Collections:

Caylus, Anne Claude de Tubières, comte de (1692–1765)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

15 x 11 x 2.2 mm

Iconography:

Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; animal: goats (3); snakes (3); animal: crocodiles (3); bird: falcons (3); scarabs (3); solar disk; flail; gesture, hand raised to mouth; boat, papyrus; star

Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8. Haematite. Set in a modern silver pendant.

A: Harpocrates sitting with both knees drawn up in a papyrus boat, facing left. The young Horus's head is crowned with the solar disk, his right hand is raised to his mouth, his left hand holds a flail. Around, triads of animals, clockwise from the top: scarabs, goats, snakes, crocodiles, falcons. Small star in front of the first falcon.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 147.
Michel, DMG, 19.4._2
SGG I, fig. 30.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2963

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-2963

Last modified: 2019-11-11 21:29:58

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2963

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CBd-2963. 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/2963 on 23-11-2024.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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