Magical gem: Chnoubis on a base (A) Χνουβίς, Chnoubis-sign (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-185
ID-Number:
GB-Cambridge, Corpus Christi_C 5
Collection:
GB_Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Lewis Collection
Inventory:
C 5
References:
Henig, Lewis, no. 256; Michel, DMG, no. 11.4_4
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
13 x 9 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Henig)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (6); base
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουβίς
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis to left, coiling upon a low, profiled base. Six rays around the head.
B: Chnoubis-sign, inscription: χνου|βισ → Χνουβίς. (Henig)
Bibliography
Henig 1975, 61, no. 256.
B: Chnoubis-sign, inscription: χνου|βισ → Χνουβίς. (Henig)
Bibliography
Henig 1975, 61, no. 256.
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CBd-185. 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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