Amulet(?) gem: Capricorn
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2001
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_4924
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
4924
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 25
Former Collections:
Passalacqua Collection
Material:
agate, green to grey
Dimensions:
13.5 x 8.5 x 3 mm
Dating:
1st century AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
zodiac cycle-10, Capricorn; rudder; moon, crescent; globus
A: Fish-tailed goat (Capricorn) in profile to left, one paw resting on a globe. Above, a lying crescent open top; below, a rudder.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2001
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2001
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CBd-2001. 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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