Talismans - Magical gem: Unidentified figure (Hecate?) with signs (A) Harpocrates (?) seated on a lotus flower (B) voces, character (C)

Magical gem: Unidentified figure (Hecate?) with signs (A) Harpocrates (?) seated on a lotus flower (B) voces, character (C)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3120

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.pgr.3

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.pgr.3

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 42; Michel, DMG, no. 21.2.b_9; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 43

Material:

steatite, green to black

Dimensions:

30 x 24.5 x 3.5 mm

Iconography:

plant: lotus flower; clothing, unspecified; plant: lotus buds (2); crown, of feathers; Harpocrates?; Hecate

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; sign, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both sides flat. Shape 8–9. Black steatite. Surface much abraded.

A: Traces of a figure draped in bandage-like clothing, and crowned with a tall feather crown (?), surrounded with unidentified signs (S. Michel: Hecate trimorphos).
B: A figure – probably Harpocrates – sitting on a lotus flower with two buds.
C: Inscribed around the edge: ευλσ|ιηψισ|ι character υι → unidentified voces and a character.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 42.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3120

Last modified: 2020-12-26 16:40:06

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CBd-3120. 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/3120 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B