Amulet(?) gem: Falcon-headed figure (Horus)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1982
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg-9832
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9832
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 6
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
glass, black
Dimensions:
15.1 x 10.8 x 3 mm
Dating:
18th century? (Philipp)
Iconography:
figure, falcon-headed; scepter, with bird on the top; clothing: mantle
A: Falcon-headed figure (Horus) standing to right, clad in a mantle, with left hand bent in elbow and holding a tall scepter topped with a bird's head, right hand lowered beside the body.
B: Plain.
18th century glass copy of a gem from the 1st c. BC - 1st c. AD.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-1982
Images
Cast of CBd-1982 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Plain.
18th century glass copy of a gem from the 1st c. BC - 1st c. AD.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-1982
Images
Cast of CBd-1982 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-1982. 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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