Magical gem: Uterus (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1053
ID-Number:
US-AA-SCL_Bonner 25
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library
Inventory:
SCL-Bonner 25
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 138; Michel, DMG, no. 54.1.a_2
Former Collections:
Bonner, Campbell (1876 Nashville – 1954 Ann Arbor)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
13 x 9 x 4 mm
Iconography:
uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; key (7-bitted)
Divine Names & Voces:
ορωριουθ, variants
A: Uterus with fallopian tubes on a seven-bitted key, with long bits shown pointing downwards.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: ωρω|ριου → variant of ορωριουθ.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1053
Images
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/slide138.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of A in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/138rev.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of B in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
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CBd-1053. 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/1053 on 09-03-2025.
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