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.
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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