Magical gem: Harpocrates on a lotus(?) in a boat
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2978
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01124
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01124
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 19.3_2
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
15.5 x 13 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Harpocrates seated with legs extended; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; boat, papyrus; gesture, hand raised to mouth; cornucopia
Divine Names & Voces:
σεσεγγενβαρφαραγγης and variants; σεμεσειλαμ and variants
Description: Transverse oval, side A flat. Shape 8. Haematite. Edge chipped, surface abraded.
A: Harpocrates sitting to right on a lotus flower (?) without buds, placed inside a papyrus boat. He holds a cornucopia in his right hand, and raises his left to his mouth. Greek inscription in two lines under the boat: σεμεσειλαμ|σεσενγενωφαραγγη → σεμεσειλαμ, variant of σεσεγγενβαρφαραγγης.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 356, no. 1124.
Michel, DMG, 19.3_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-2978
Last modified: 2019-11-11 21:34:46
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CBd-2978. 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/2978 on 09-03-2025.
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