Talismans - Magical gem mounted in an ancient gold ring: Harpocrates on lotus flower

Magical gem mounted in an ancient gold ring: Harpocrates on lotus flower

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3098

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clercq.3447

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clercq.3447

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 19.1.b_8; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 2

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

16 x 13 mm

Iconography:

solar disk; Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; plant: lotus buds (2); flail; moon, crescent; star; side-lock of youth; gesture, hand raised to mouth

Description: Upright oval, flat. Green jasper. Intact, mounted in an ancient gold ring. From Tartus.

A: Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up, upon a lotus flower with two buds. Harpocrates faces right, left hand raised to mouth, right hand holding a flail. Head crowned with the sun disk, side-lock of youth visible. Star on the left and a crescent on the right.
B: Hidden.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3447.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3098

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3098

Last modified: 2019-04-04 19:07:30

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CBd-3098. 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/3098 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B