Magical gem: Christ on the cross with apostles
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1019
ID-Number:
GB-BM_M&LA 95,11-13,1
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
95,11-13,1
References:
Spier, Gems, no. 444
Former Collections:
Franks, Sir Augustus Wollaston
Material:
carnelian (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
13.5 x 13.1 mm
Iconography:
Jesus Christ; cross; apostles; gesture, crucifixion
Place of discovery:
said to be from Constanza, Romania
Christ on the cross, with the twelve apostles on his two sides. Inscription above: ιχθυσ → ἰχθῦς.
Bibliography
Spier, Gems on CBd-1019
Bibliography
Spier, Gems on CBd-1019
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CBd-1019. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/1019 on 27-09-2023.
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