Artists' ToolsEgyptian1st century BCE-1st century CE

Jewelry Casting Mold: Egyptian Dionysos and Harpokrates as Herakles

c. 100 BCE - c. 100 CE

Description

Two-sided incised jewelery mold of a dark grey/black stone. One side depicts Harpokrates as a young Dionysos wearing a hem-hem crown, holding a thyrsos. At the border is a depiction of Harpokrates as Herakles wearing nemes and hem-hem. The reverse side reveals Baubo and a bunch of grapes.

Classification

Artists' Tools

Technique

Carved

Medium

Black steatite or schist

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Hellenistic period to Early Roman Imperial

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 9.3 x W. 8.9 x D. 1 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

N/A

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