Magical pendant: Chnoubis (A) ibis (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1161
ID-Number:
GB-AshMus-2003.128
Collection:
GB_Oxford, Ashmolean Museum
Inventory:
2003.128
References:
Henig–MacGregor 2004, no. 13.13
Material:
glass, black
Dimensions:
31 x 25 x 6 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Henig - MacGregor)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; nimbus; rays, double; bird: ibis, tied to an altar; cord; plant: stalks of (3)
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis, nimbate head to left, encircled with double rays.
B: Ibis striding to left, tied (with a cord?) to an altar topped with three stalks of plant. Inscription beneath the groundline: ιαω → Ἰάω.
The gem shows close parallels with CBd-779.
Bibliography
Henig - MacGregor 2004, 124, no. 13.13
B: Ibis striding to left, tied (with a cord?) to an altar topped with three stalks of plant. Inscription beneath the groundline: ιαω → Ἰάω.
The gem shows close parallels with CBd-779.
Bibliography
Henig - MacGregor 2004, 124, no. 13.13
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CBd-1161. 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/1161 on 18-10-2024.
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