Talismans - Magical gem mounted in a gold ring: Harpocrates, lotus flower

Magical gem mounted in a gold ring: Harpocrates, lotus flower

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3097

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2862

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2862

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 138; Michel, DMG, no. 19.1.b_18; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 1

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

carnelian, red to brown

Dating:

12 x 8 mm

Iconography:

Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; plant: lotus buds (2); gesture, hand raised to mouth; flail

Description: Upright oval, flat. Red carnelian. Intact, mounted in an ancient (?) gold ring.

A: Harpocrates sitting on a lotus flower with knees drawn up, to right, touching his mouth with his left hand and holding a flail in the right hand. The lotus has two buds.
B: Hidden.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 138.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3097

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3097

Last modified: 2019-04-04 19:02:00

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3097

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CBd-3097. 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/3097 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B