Magical(?) gem: Isis with the ibis
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1672
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M032
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M032
References:
Michel 2001, no. 37; Michel, DMG, no. 30.5_5
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
17.15 x 13.9 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Isis; bird: ibis; altar?; clothing: garment; crown, double feathers; gesture, orant; star
A: On the left, an ibis (Michel also: phoenix) standing atop a pedestal or altar, to right. On the right, facing the bird, Isis standing with both arms raised in adoration. She wears a long robe and the double feather crown. Between them, an eight-pointed star. B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1672
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CBd-1672. 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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