Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1627
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M091
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M091
References:
Michel 2001, no. 68; Michel, DMG, no. 11.3.a_3
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
16.3 x 12.8 x 3.3 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (7)
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουβίς
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis, to left, head encircled with seven rays.
B: In the middle: Chnoubis-sign. Inscription above and below: χνουβ|ισ → Χνουβίς.
C: Inscribed around the edge: σοροορμερφεργαρβαμαρουφιγζ → σοροορ-logos.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1627
B: In the middle: Chnoubis-sign. Inscription above and below: χνουβ|ισ → Χνουβίς.
C: Inscribed around the edge: σοροορμερφεργαρβαμαρουφιγζ → σοροορ-logos.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1627
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CBd-1627. 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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