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Magical pendant: Isis with Harpocrates on her lap, αθθα βαθθα (A) Bes, star, crescent, variant of τασβερβερετας (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3257
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2211
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.2211
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 102; Michel, DMG, no. 30.1.b_7; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 92
Material:
serpentine (green to black)
Dimensions:
24 x 20 x 5 mm
Iconography:
Isis; Harpocrates; clothing: garment; throne; crown, unspecified; Bes; star; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
αθθα βαθθα and variants; τασβερβερετας and variants

Description: Rectangular pendant, both faces flat. Black serpentine. Intact, drilled at the top for suspension.

A: Isis with Harpocrates on her lap, sitting on a throne, facing right, clothed in a long garment and wearing a crown. On the left: αθθα. On the right, from top to bottom: βαθαθ → variant of αθθα βαθθα.
B: Bes standing to front with a star on the left and a crescent on the right. Inscription running around Bes, beginning at top left: γασβερβερετε → variant of τασβερβερετας.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 102.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3257

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3257

Last modified: 2019-06-16 20:51:15
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3257
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CBd-3257. 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/3257 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9976

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B