Magical gem: Eagle-headed figure (A) Chnoubis (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1635
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_MN088
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
MN088
References:
Michel 2001, no. 118; Michel, DMG, no. 35.2_4
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
40 x 30.5 x 4.5 mm
Dating:
post-antique (Michel)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays (7); figure, eagle-headed; clothing: kilt; weapon: harpe
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome; Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
A: Three-quarter view of an eagle-headed figure standing to left, with small wings above the shoulders, tail projecting to the right. Both arms bent in elbow, right hand holding a harpe. The figure wears a kilt, upper body nude. In the free field to the left and right of the figure, letters: ια. Inscription around the edge, beginning at bottom left: --]λαναθαναλβα, characteres, ιαω αβρια → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome, Ἰάω.
B: The lion-headed Chnoubis, to left, head encircled with seven rays. Inscription around the edge: αβωχωχιωχ αυξανθων (CBd; Michel 2001: αβωχωχιωχαρβαθων).
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1635
B: The lion-headed Chnoubis, to left, head encircled with seven rays. Inscription around the edge: αβωχωχιωχ αυξανθων (CBd; Michel 2001: αβωχωχιωχαρβαθων).
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1635
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CBd-1635. 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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