Post-Antique Gem Depicting Heracles
Classical Antiquities
Date | 2nd–3rd centuries |
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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.
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