Carnelian gem: Horus falcon with cup

PP-ID:

PP-1202

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

DE-Berlin-Ant_32.237,506

Collection:

Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung

Collection Inventory:

32.237,506

Reference Numbers:

Weiss, Dressel, no. 660; CBd, no. 1202

Former Collections:

Dressel, Heinrich (1845–1920)

Material:

carnelian, yellow to orange

Dimensions:

12.3 × 9.8 × 2.9 mm

Iconography:

falcon; Horus; double crown (of Egypt); cup; jet water

Upright oval, flat. (Shape 8). Light orange, translucent carnelian, polished. Without damage.

Side A: Horus falcon standing to left on a baseline, crowned with the pshent; a jet of water running into a high-footed cup from his bill.
Side B: Plain.

Selected bibliography
• Weiss 2007 >>, 317, no. 660.

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Credits Photo: Johannes Laurentius

Notes Side A of PP-1202