Drawing of a magical gem: Harpocrates in a boat supported by Anubis (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3005
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG I, 38
Dimensions:
18 x 11.5 mm
Iconography:
birds (2); Anubis?; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; boat; flail; crown, unspecified; figure, jackal-headed?; bird, unspecified; boat, papyrus?
Divine Names & Voces:
σαλβαναχαμβρη and variants
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval.
A: Harpocrates sitting to left in a boat. Head crowned, left hand raised to mouth, with a flail in his right hand. Two birds perch on both ends of the boat, facing inward. Jackal-headed (?) figure to front, head to left, supporting the boat.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: σαλβ|αναχα|μκρη → variant of σαλβαναχαμβρη.
Bibliography
SGG I, 173, no. 38 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-3005. 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/3005 on 23-11-2024.
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