Magical gem in silver mount: Harpocrates in papyrus boat (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number CBd-1609
ID-Number DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M018 Collection DE_Hamburg, Skoluda
Collection Inventory M018
References Michel 2001, no. 17; Michel, DMG, no. 19.4.e_3
Material jasper (colour unspecified) Dimensions 19 x 15.5 x 3 mm
Dating 2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography
gesture, hand raised to mouth; flail; boat, papyrus;
scarabs (3); bird: falcons (3);
crown, double; uraei (3);
animal: rams (3); Harpocrates seated with knees drawn up
Credits: From Michel 2001
Rights: © Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
A: Harpocrates sitting to left in a papyrus boat, right hand raised to mouth, left hand bent in elbow and holding a flail. Falcons wearing the double crown of Egypt perch at the two ends of the boat.
The boat is surrounded by animal triads: at the top, three scarabs crawling to top; on the left, a falcon, to right (complementing the two other falcons); below, an uraeus to right, complemented by two uraei on the right, facing left. Below the boat, three rams: one to right, two to left.
B: Inscription in three lines: αζα|χθαρ|αζα → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1609
Last modified: 2014-10-27 12:31:17
