Talismans - Magical gem: Two figures in a papyrus boat (A) χαβραχ-logos (B)

Magical gem: Two figures in a papyrus boat (A) χαβραχ-logos (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1533

ID-Number:

US-AA-KMA_26137

Collection:

US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Inventory:

26137

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 382; Michel, DMG, no. 45.4.b_2

Material:

lapis lazuli (blue)

Dimensions:

26 x 16 x 3 mm

Iconography:

object, unidentified; figure, bird-legged; tail of bird; throne; gesture, hand raised to mouth; crown, double feathers; clothing, unspecified; bust; boat, papyrus; Sarapis?

Logoi:

χαβραχ-logos

A: The right half of a papyrus boat, the stern of which is topped with the bust of a goddess (Isis?), wearing the double feathers crown with cow's horns and solar disk (Bonner: ears of grain (or perhaps a reed bundle) between uraei). Inside the boat, a figure with legs and tail of a bird (siren). Right hand raised to mouth, left hand bent in elbow and holding an unidentified object. On the left, the rest of a throne and a seated figure (Bonner: Sarapis).

B: Inscription in three lines: χαβ[- - -]|σχηρ[- - -]|ρωφωχ → part of the αβραχφβεσκηρφικροφνυρωφωχωβωχ">χαβραχ-logos.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1533
Michel, DMG, 45.4.b_2.
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1533

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CBd-1533. 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/1533 on 25-04-2024.