amulet; Cairo; Amulets; Hematite; Silver; Harpocrates, disk star, crescent, scarabs, goats, hawks, Chabrach formula

Notes:

Obv.: Harpocrates seated to l. in small papyrus boat, knees drawn up, hands in usual position; head smooth except for scalp lock; disk over head, star at l. of head, crescent at r. Above, three scarabs, at l., three hawks, at r., three goats. The lower part of the design is broken off, but the heads of two reptiles can be seen under the l. end of the boat. Rev.: Chabrach formula in five lines. There are also other letters round the margin, making no sense. Haematite. Upright oval, but about a fourth has broken off at the bottom, after which the remainder was set in a modern silver (?) mounting. Present measurements 22 x 21 x 2 (Studies in Magical Amulets, Bonner).

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Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Cairo; Amulets; Egypt

Language:

UND

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