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80 / 3605 object(s)
Magical gem: Womb, deities (A) pseudo-inscription (B-C)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-112
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,37
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,37
References:
Michel, BM, no. 417; Michel, DMG, no. 54.7_1
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
13.5 x 11 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Ouroboros; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; Chnoubis, with unspecified head; rays; Anubis as mummy; figure, unidentified; Isis; figure, jackal-headed; clothing: bandage
A: Ouroboros, head to right, encircling a uterus-symbol, with a group of four deities above it. In the centre: Chnoubis with rays around the head, to left; on the left: the mummy of Anubis and an unidentified figure behind it, to right; on the right: Isis with winged arms.
B-C: Pseudo-inscription.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-112
Michel, DMG, 54.7_1
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-112
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CBd-112. 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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