Talismans - Magical (?) gem: Horus sitting on a throne

Magical (?) gem: Horus sitting on a throne

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3122

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.365

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger.365

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 131; Michel, DMG, no. 25.2.a_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 45

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

38 x 28 x 5.5 mm

Iconography:

clothing: kilt; Horus; crook; flail; crown, double; throne; gesture, hand raised to mouth; wig

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Green and red jasper. Shape 8–9. Chipped along the edge.

A: Horus sitting on a throne, to right, holding the flail and the crook in his right hand, and raising his left hand to his lips. He wears a kilt, a wig, the nemes (?) and the double crown.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 131.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3122

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3122

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CBd-3122. 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/3122 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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