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Amulet gem: Harpocrates in papyrus boat

Date 2nd–3rd centuries
Object type gem
Medium, technique engraved, jasper
Dimensions

13.4 x 11 x 3 mm

Inventory number 55.246
Collection Classical Antiquities
On view Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, The ancient Mediterranean

A: Harpocrates sitting nude, to right, in a papyrus boat. Head crowned with the solar disk, side-lock of youth visible. Right hand holding a flail, left hand raised to mouth. Two falcons perch at the prow and stern of the boat, both crowned with the double crown of Egypt. Above, to the left of Harpocrates, a six-pointed star; to the right, a crescent, open to top. B: Plain.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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