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Hecate Teardrop Pendant(red jasper, amethyst, red carnelian)
$33.00
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I embarked on recreating this Hecate gemstone from the British Museum (Inventory No. Brit. Mus. Inv. G 28, EA 56028). The obverse depicts the triple-bodied goddess Hecate standing on a plinth, with her torso and heads rendered in profile on either side. She wears a knee-length chiton with a voluminous draped overfold, stylized fabric folds rendered through linear patterns. Six arms extend horizontally at shoulder level, some curved to create perspective effects, overlapping in a dynamic composition. The lower hands hold torches, middle hands brandish knives, and upper hands wield whips. Each head rests on separate necks, featuring distinct facial features (chin, nose, eyes, brows) and hairline contours. The left head wears a crescent moon adorned with a star, the central head bears the Greek inscription "Ρολους," and the right head sports a sun disc with triangular cutouts resembling an eye symbol, emitting six paired rays connected by bridges. The blank spaces flanking the figure contain three octogram stars arranged vertically.
The reverse bears Hecate's magical epithet Ερεσχιγαλ. Research indicates that while this name appears in a 3rd-4th century CE magical papyrus from Michigan Papyrus 6 (postdating cuneiform literacy loss) invoking "Hecate·Ερεσχιγαλ" to alleviate fears of post-mortem punishment, there's no evidence linking Ερεσχιγαλ to Mesopotamian themes. The name's adoption likely served as an exoticized epithet for the Greek chthonic deity rather than representing foreign theological influence. The chosen material - red jasper - aligns with Hecate's associations with lunar cycles, childbirth assistance, and menstrual rites, as this deep red gemstone symbolically embodies both menstrual blood and the moon's transformative power.
- size: 3.5x2.5 cm
weigh: 18-20 g
