Talismans - Amulet(?) gem: Snake with solar disk

Amulet(?) gem: Snake with solar disk

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1953

Collection:

DE_Köln, Institut für Altertumskunde der Universität

Inventory:

DE-Köln-Institut für Altertumskunde_19

References:

Zwierlein-Diehl, Köln 19; Michel, DMG, no. 46.1.a_6

Former Collections:

Matouk, Fouad S. Collection

Material:

carnelian (colour unspecified)

Dimensions:

10.8 x 9 x 1.8 mm

Dating:

1st c. AD (Zwierlein-Diehl)

Iconography:

snake; solar disk

A: Coiled serpent to left, crowned with the solar disk.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Zwierlein-Diehl, Köln on CBd-1953

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CBd-1953. 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/1953 on 02-06-2023.