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
Related Artworks
View MoreArtists' Tools
Woodblock: Saint Sebastian
Anonymous Germany, 15th-16th century
Carved wooden block
15th-16th centuryItalianArtists' Tools
Glass eye dropper
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Medium paintbrush
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Small paintbrush
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Me. Labori (The Dreyfus Affair)
Ben Shahn, 1984
Metal stencil for pochoir
20th centuryAmericanArtists' Tools
Bone/Ivory Stylus
Unknown Artist, 1st-4th century
Bone
1st-4th century CERomanArtists' Tools
Ink holder
Unknown Artist, 19th century
Steel with gold overlay
19th centuryArtists' Tools
Medium paintbrush
Barnett Newman, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Small paintbrush
Unknown Artist, 20th century
20th centuryAmerican
Artists' Tools
Pen Box with Flowers and Birds
Muhammad Baqir, 1789-1790
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th centuryArtists' Tools
Woodblock for replicating Painting Manual by Noted Shanghai Artists (Haishang mingren huagao)
Unknown Artist, c. 1885
Ink and color on carved wood
19th centuryChineseArtists' Tools
Pen Box
Muhammad Zaman, 1789-1790
Lacquer
18th centuryPersian