Carnelian gem: Helios

PP-ID:

PP-1682

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 159

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 159

Reference Numbers:

AGD III, no. Kassel 159; Michel 2001, no. 48

Material:

carnelian, red to brown

Dimensions:

12.7 × 10.2 × 4.2 mm

Iconography:

Helios; mantle; rays (6); greeting gesture; whip; moon, crescent; star

Red carnelian gem. Upright oval, side A slightly convex and rough, side B and egde polished and flat.

Side A: Plain.
Side B: Helios stands frontally, with his upper body turned to the right, wearing a six-rayed solar crown. His right hand is raised in greeting, his left hand holds a whip. He is nude; only part of the chlamys is visible, hanging from his left arm. Beside him, on the right, a crescent and an eight-pointed star.

Selected bibliography
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 236, no. 159.
• Michel 2001 >>, 53–54, no. 48; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-1682
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online