Magical gem: Chnoubis on a base (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-209
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_11919
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
11919
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 125; Michel, DMG, no. 11.6_1
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
prase (green)
Dimensions:
11 x 7.5 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
turn of the 1st–2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
base; Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays (5)
A: The lion-headed Chnoubis, head to left and surrounded with five rays, appearing from a cylindrical base with a profiled rim.
B: Inscription: θμουισ → 'Thmouis': today's Tell Ibn es Salam in Lower Egypt (H. Philipp).
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-209
Michel, DMG, 11.6_1.
Images
Cast of CBd-209 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Inscription: θμουισ → 'Thmouis': today's Tell Ibn es Salam in Lower Egypt (H. Philipp).
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-209
Michel, DMG, 11.6_1.
Images
Cast of CBd-209 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-209. 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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