Magical gem: Anubis supporting Osiris (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1602
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M007
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M007
References:
Michel 2001, no. 5; Michel, DMG, no. 39.6.a_3
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
21.2 x 16.1 x 3.3 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Osiris; clothing: bandage; gesture, kneeling; Nephthys; Isis; clothing: garment; crown, double feathers; gesture, protective; moon, crescent; star; Anubis; gesture, lying
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
A: Jackal-headed Anubis half-kneeling with head to right, holding up the body of Osiris with both arms. The mummy of Osiris is bandaged, lying head to left. Above the mummy, on the left, a seven-pointed star, on the right, a crescent, open to left. On the two sides of the scene, Isis and Nephthys standing with winged arms held in a protective gesture towards Osiris, both wearing long robes and the double feathers crown.
B: Inscription in five lines: α|κρεν|φρενε|ψουφιιο|υειρι||νγ → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1602
B: Inscription in five lines: α|κρεν|φρενε|ψουφιιο|υειρι||νγ → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1602
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CBd-1602. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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