Magical gem: Hermes-Thoth with wheel (A) σαλβαναχαβρη (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1673
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M061
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M061
References:
Michel 2001, no. 38; Michel, DMG, no. 24.2_1
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
15.1 x 12 x 2.1 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
clothing: mantle; kerykeion; rod; wheel; Thoth; shoes, winged; crown, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
σαλβαναχαμβρη and variants; Θώθ
A: The ibis-headed Thot-Hermes striding to left, wearing a mantle, a crown and winged sandals. The left hand holds a kerykeion, the right hand holds a rod which drives forward a wheel.
B: Inscribed in three lines: θωουθ|σαλβαν|αχαβρη → Θώθ, Σαλβαναχαμβρη.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1673
B: Inscribed in three lines: θωουθ|σαλβαν|αχαβρη → Θώθ, Σαλβαναχαμβρη.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1673
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CBd-1673. 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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