Magical pendant: Animal-headed figure (A) Greek inscription (B) Orans/Harpocrates (C) Snake (D)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3156
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01111
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01111
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 2.5.b_5
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
18 x 12 x 7 mm
Iconography:
gesture, orant; snake; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; figure, with indistinct animal head; gesture, greeting?
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
Description: Rectangular pendant with two wider (A, C) and two narrower sides (B, D), pierced vertically for suspension. Black jasper. Surface abraded, otherwise intact.
A: Animal-headed figure, in frontal view, raising the right hand.
B: ιαω → Ἰάω.
C: Orans in frontal view (?) (Maaskant-Kleinbrink) or Harpocrates on a lotus (?) (S. Michel).
D: Snake.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 353-354, no. 1111.
Michel, DMG, 2.5.b_5.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3156
A: Animal-headed figure, in frontal view, raising the right hand.
B: ιαω → Ἰάω.
C: Orans in frontal view (?) (Maaskant-Kleinbrink) or Harpocrates on a lotus (?) (S. Michel).
D: Snake.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 353-354, no. 1111.
Michel, DMG, 2.5.b_5.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3156
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CBd-3156. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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