Magical gem: Chnoubis without lion-head (A) vox in tabula ansata (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-146
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 429, EA 56429
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 429 (EA 56429)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 331; Michel, DMG, no. 46.1.b_3
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
15 x 11 x 2 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
tabula ansata; rays (6); Chnoubis-sign; Chnoubis, snake-headed
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
A: Snake-headed Chnoubis with six rays around the head.
B: Inscription in four lines: inverted S-signs|ζζζιζζζ|χηστυλισ (in tabula ansata)|[. .]οδ → Voces unidentified.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-146
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-146
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CBd-146. 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/146 on 09-03-2025.
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