Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing scarab
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2089
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_11924
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
11924
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 116; Michel, DMG, no. 50.1.b_7
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
15.5 x 12 x 3 mm
Dating:
2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
Ouroboros; scarab
A: Scarab crawling to top, enclosed within an Ouroboros, with head at top to left.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2089
Michel, DMG, 50.1.b_7.
Images
Cast of CBd-2089 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2089
Michel, DMG, 50.1.b_7.
Images
Cast of CBd-2089 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2089. 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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