Magical pendant: Ibis tied to an altar (A) Chnoubis (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1737
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M096
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M096
References:
Michel 2001, no. 127; Michel, DMG, no. 27.2.d_4
Material:
steatite (?); serpentine (?)
Dimensions:
29.2 x 15.9 x 5.9 mm
Dating:
4th–5th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
bird: ibis, tied to an altar; Chnoubis-sign; Chnoubis, lion-headed, without rays; cord; plant: stalks of (3)
A: Ibis to left, tied with a cord to three stalks of plant placed on an altar. Below: Chnoubis-sign.
B: Lion-headed Chnoubis-snake to left.
Pierced through at the top for suspension.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1737
B: Lion-headed Chnoubis-snake to left.
Pierced through at the top for suspension.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1737
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CBd-1737. 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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