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Magical gem: Harpocrates on a lotus (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-324
ID-Number:
DE-München-SMAEK_ÄS 4195
Collection:
DE_München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Inventory:
ÄS 4195
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
22 x 18 mm
Iconography:
Harpocrates seated with one leg bent in knee; Harpocrates sitting on lotus flower; side-lock of youth; rays (7); solar disk; gesture, greeting; plant: lotus buds (3)
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat Shape 8–9. Lapis Lazuli. Intact.
A: Harpocrates sitting to front, head to left, on a lotus flower with the right leg bent in knee; under the flower two lotus stalks with buds. The right hand of Harpocrates is raised in greeting, his left hand is lowered beside the body, holding a lotus bud. A long side-lock of youth falls down on his neck; the head is crowned with the solar disk, with seven rays around it.
B: Greek inscription in six lines (illegible).
Bibliography
Unpublished.
A: Harpocrates sitting to front, head to left, on a lotus flower with the right leg bent in knee; under the flower two lotus stalks with buds. The right hand of Harpocrates is raised in greeting, his left hand is lowered beside the body, holding a lotus bud. A long side-lock of youth falls down on his neck; the head is crowned with the solar disk, with seven rays around it.
B: Greek inscription in six lines (illegible).
Bibliography
Unpublished.
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CBd-324. 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/324 on 01-12-2024.
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