Magical gem: Scarab, vox (A) Crab, vox (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2088
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_11925
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
11925
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 115; Michel, DMG, no. 33.2_2
Former Collections:
Stein, von, Collection
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
13.5 x 9 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
turn of the 1st and 2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
crab; scarab
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
A: Scarab from above, crawling to top. Around, inscription: αφ?]ζαδ?]ε?]ουαχου → unidentified vox.
B: Crab from above, crawling to top. Around, inscription: οβλωθω → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2088
Michel, DMG, 33.2_2.
Images
Cast of CBd-2088 obverse and reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Crab from above, crawling to top. Around, inscription: οβλωθω → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2088
Michel, DMG, 33.2_2.
Images
Cast of CBd-2088 obverse and reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2088. 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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