Talismans - Magical (?) pendant: Horus, Hathor, Buto?

Magical (?) pendant: Horus, Hathor, Buto?

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3125

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2959

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2959

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 224; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 48; Michel, DMG, no. 17.1.b_2

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

glass, brown

Dimensions:

27 x 26 x 4.5 mm

Dating:

19th century

Iconography:

uraeus; hieroglyph, ankh (3); thrones (2); Horus; clothing: garment; jewellery: necklace; scepter, was (2); wig; figure, frog-headed; solar disks (2)

Description: Triangular pendant, slightly convex. Brown glass. Intact. Side A is a modern copy of CBd-403, probably from the 19th century.

A: Two gods facing each other. On the left: a falcon-headed deity, sitting on a throne wearing a long garment, a wig and the solar disk, holding the was-sceptre in the left and the ankh-sign in the right hand. On the right: frog-headed goddess, seated on a throne, wearing a long garment, a necklace and a wig, and crowned with the solar disk, right hand holding the was-sceptre, left hand holding the ankh-sign. Above, in the centre: uraeus with outstreched wings, an ankh-sign hanging from its tail.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 224.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3125

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3125

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CBd-3125. 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/3125 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A