Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.150: Intaglio: Harpocrates on a Boat Surrounded by Animals Gems Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Intaglio: Harpocrates on a Boat Surrounded by Animals , 2012.1.150,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/72423. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.150 Title Intaglio: Harpocrates on a Boat Surrounded by Animals Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 1st-4th Century CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/72423 Physical Descriptions Medium Hematite Technique Intaglio Dimensions 1.7 x 1.6 cm (11/16 x 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: five lines of Greek vowels on the reverse, A E E H H H / I I I I O O O / O O V V V V / V V W W W / W W W W Provenance Recorded Ownership History Eleftherios Sossidi, Hamburg, (between 1955-65 - 1990's), sold; [through Sotheby's sale 7742, New York, December 7, 2001, lot 314]; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (2001-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: E. Sossidi (1913-1992) worked in Cairo from 1958-1968. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.150 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Square hematite intaglio with Harpocrates surrounded by animals. Harpocrates sits facing left on a lotus blossom in a barge, holding a flail in one hand and raising his other hand to his mouth. His head is flanked by a star and a waxing crescent moon. A border of animals surrounds the scene, with three scarabs at the top, three goats on the right, three snakes and three crocodiles on the bottom, and three falcons on the right. On the other side is a magical inscription ("voces magicae") of Greek vowels surrounded by a beveled edge. Publication History Simone Michel, Die magischen Gemmen: Zu Bildern und Zauberformeln auf geschnittenen Steinen der Antike und Neuzeit, Akademie Verlag (Berlin, Germany, 2004), 274, no. 19.4.b (as Sossidi 6), pl. 30.1. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
