Magical gem: Min with female figure (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2058
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9881
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9881
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 83; Michel, DMG, no. 25.1_5
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
magnetite (black)
Dimensions:
11 x 9 x 2.8 mm
Dating:
turn of the 1st–2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
flail; Min; clothing: cap; figure, female
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Βαϊσολβαϊ
A: On the left, Min standing in profile, wearing a cap, right hand holding a flail. In front of him a female figure bending forward.
B: Inscription: βαισολβ|αιχφουρι → voces including Βαϊσολβαϊ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2058
Michel, DMG, 25.1_5.
Images
Cast of CBd-2058 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Inscription: βαισολβ|αιχφουρι → voces including Βαϊσολβαϊ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2058
Michel, DMG, 25.1_5.
Images
Cast of CBd-2058 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2058. 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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