Magical gem: Animal-headed figure
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1032
ID-Number:
US-AA-SCL_Bonner 45
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library
Inventory:
SCL-Bonner 45
References:
Smith–Hutton 1908, no. nr. 236; Bonner, SMA D. 41; Michel, DMG, no. 26.1.e_5
Former Collections:
Bonner, Campbell (1876 Nashville – 1954 Ann Arbor); Cook, Wyndham Francis (1860–1905)
Material:
chalcedony (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
14.7 x 11.1 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Anubis; scroll?; object, unidentified; vessel, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
Μιχαήλ
A: Jackal-headed Anubis, standing to right, nude. Indistinct triangular object between his ears. Right hand holds a basket-like vessel. Extended left hand holds a scroll of papyrus or a baton(?). Inscription under the figure, μιχαηλ → Μιχαήλ.
B: Plain.
Post-antique?
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1032
Images
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/slide41.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of A in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
B: Plain.
Post-antique?
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1032
Images
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/slide41.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of A in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
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CBd-1032. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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