Magical gem: Chnoubis-sign (A) serpent (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1332
ID-Number:
US-AA-KMA_26193
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Inventory:
26193
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 94; Bonner 1954, no. 37; Michel, DMG, no. 11.4.a_6; Michel, DMG, no. 46.1.b_7
Material:
quartz (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
13 x 11 x 5 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis-sign; snake; star
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
A: Snake represented horizontally, head to left. Above: an eight-pointed star, below, inscription: ρεαλκμη.
B: Variant of the Chnoubis-sign: three S-shaped lines. Below: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1332
Bonner 1954, 149, no. 37.
Michel, DMG, 11.4.a_6
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1332
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CBd-1332. 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/1332 on 09-03-2025.
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