Magical gem: Harpocrates sitting on goose (A) κρατουαθ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-535
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 309, ΕA 56309
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 309 (ΕA 56309)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 135; Michel, DMG, no. 19.8_2
Former Collections:
Harris Collection
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
19 x 15 x 4 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
gesture, hand raised to mouth; Harpocrates seated with legs extended; solar disk; side-lock of youth; bird: goose; flail
Divine Names & Voces:
κρατουαθ and variants
A: Harpocrates sitting to left on a goose. His legs hanging down, his right hand raised to mouth, his left holds a flail. A long side-lock of youth is falling to his neck; on the top of the head the solar disk.
B: Inscribed in two lines: κρα|τουαθ → κρατουαθ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-535
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-535
B: Inscribed in two lines: κρα|τουαθ → κρατουαθ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-535
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-535
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CBd-535. 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/535 on 09-03-2025.
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