Talismans - Magical gem: Harpocrates seated on a lotus flower (A) Ἰάω, vocales (B)

Magical gem: Harpocrates seated on a lotus flower (A) Ἰάω, vocales (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3107

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.329

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger.329

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 137; Michel, DMG, no. 19.1.a_11; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 12

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

agate, green to grey

Dimensions:

15 x 12 x 2.8 mm

Iconography:

Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; solar disk; flail; plant: lotus buds (2); Harpocrates seated with legs extended; gesture, hand raised to mouth

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω, variants; vocales, αεηιουω

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green agate with brownish-yellowish parts. Chipped along the bottom edge, cracked along the upper third part of side A.

A: Harpocrates seated with legs extended on a lotus flower with two buds, facing left, crowned with the solar disk, and holding the flail in his left hand, right hand raised to mouth.
B: λω|λεηιουω → αω αεηιουω, variant of Ἰάω, the Greek vowel series.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 137.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3107

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3107

Last modified: 2019-06-08 19:30:11

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3107

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CBd-3107. 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/3107 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B