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Magical gem: Jackal-headed Pantheos (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-1778
ID-Number:
US-NY-ANS_0000.999.35430
Collection:
US_New York, American Numismatic Society
Inventory:
0000.999.35430
References:
Schwartz–Schwartz, 32; Michel, DMG, no. 41.6.f_3
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
25 x 20 mm
Iconography:
Pantheos; cartouche; crown, unspecified; scepters (2); scepter, with bird on the top; star; moon, crescent; tail of bird; feet, in the shape of jackal's heads; Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; σεμεσειλαμ and variants

A: Frontal view of a four-winged, jackal-headed and scarab-bodied Pantheos, head and feet (in the shape of jackal's heads) to left, standing upon an Ouroboros-cartouche enclosing the letters: ωλιχ. Upper arms are raised and bent in elbow, supporting scepters with a bird on the top, the second pair of arms is lowered beside the body and bent in elbow. A bird's tail projects from the hips to the right. Beside the head, on the left, a crescent, open to right, on the right an eight-pointed star. Inscription in the lower right field, beginning below the wings, μ|υψ|*Characteres*.
B: Inscription in ten lines: λεολυ|μσεμε|σιλαμχα|ργηλλχια|ναομγαλσ||[.]δονελρ|.ετωπαγ|ανχαρι|νπροσπ|αν → unidentified voces, including variant of σεμεσειλαμ, Greek text?

Bibliography
Schwartz - Schwartz on CBd-1778
 

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CBd-1778. 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/1778 on 14-09-2024.

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