Magical gem: Falcon-headed Horus with scepter (A), Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1662
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M040
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M040
References:
Michel 2001, no. 25; Michel, DMG, no. 16.2.a_1
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
16 x 12.9 x 2.9 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
crown, double; Horus; scepter, with falcon on the top; gesture, ithyphallic; wig
Divine Names & Voces:
θωζαξαζωθ
A: Falcon-headed and scarab-bodied figure standing to left (Horus). The figure is ithyphallic and wears a wig and the double crown. Right hand holding a scepter with a falcon also wearing the double crown on the top, left hand lowered beside the body.
B: Inscribed in three lines: θωζ|αξαζ|ωθ → θωζαξαζωθ.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1662
B: Inscribed in three lines: θωζ|αξαζ|ωθ → θωζαξαζωθ.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1662
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CBd-1662. 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/1662 on 26-01-2025.
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