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Magical gem: Harpocrates on lotus flower, Ἀρορειφρασις (A) Greek inscription (B–C)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3105
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2865
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner.2865
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 141; Michel, DMG, no. 19.1.a_16; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 10
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
15 x 10 x 3 mm
Iconography:
plant: lotus buds (2); Harpocrates seated with legs extended; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; flail; gesture, hand raised to mouth; solar disk
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; αρρωριφρασις and variants; Κύπρις

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Lapis lazuli. Small chips along the edge.

A: Harpocrates sitting with extended legs on a lotus flower with two buds, facing right, crowned with the solar disk, raising his left hand to his lips and holding the flail in his right. Inscription, beginning at top right: αρορει, on the left, from bottom to top (retrograde): φρασισ → variant of αρρωριφρασις.
B: κυπρει|καρισδρ|εικαρισι|βρεικα → voces including variant of Κύπρις, χάρις.
C: ρισκαρσικαρισ →  voces including variant of αρρωριφρασις, variant of Κύπρις, χάρις. 

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 141.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3105

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3105

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CBd-3105. 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/3105 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9540

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B