Talismans - Magical gem: Lion with the mummy of Osiris and crowned falcon

Magical gem: Lion with the mummy of Osiris and crowned falcon

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1275

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.15

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.15

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 9; Michel, DMG, no. 39.3.c_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 67

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

15 x 7 x 3 mm

Iconography:

animal: lion; Osiris; solar disk; bird: falcon; crown, double?; clothing: bandage

Description: Side A upright oval and flat. Shape 8. Red jasper. Upper edge chipped. Acquired in Cairo.

A: Lion striding to left with the mummy of Osiris on its back. The head of Osiris is crowned with the solar disk, he is surmounted by a falcon crowned with the double crown of Egypt (?). On the left, the letter lambda, on the right, the letter alpha.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1275
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-1275

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-1275

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CBd-1275. 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/1275 on 07-02-2023.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A