Talismans - Magical(?) gem: Jackal-headed figure with kerykeion and palm-branch

Magical(?) gem: Jackal-headed figure with kerykeion and palm-branch

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2097

ID-Number:

DE-Berlin-Aeg_9841

Collection:

DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum

Inventory:

9841

References:

Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 142; Michel, DMG, no. 24.3.b_2

Former Collections:

Stosch, Philipp von, Collection

Material:

carnelian (colour unspecified)

Dimensions:

14 x 11 x 8.5 mm

Dating:

2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)

Iconography:

Hermanubis; clothing: mantle; clothing: tunic; kerykeion; plant: branch; shoes: boots

A: Standing figure with jackal-head in profile (Hermanubis), wearing a tunic, a mantle and a pair of boots. In his right hand a kerykeion, in his left hand a palm branch.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2097
Michel, DMG, 24.3.b_2.

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CBd-2097. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/2097 on 26-01-2025.

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Credits by Margarete Büsing

Notes from Philipp, Mira et Magica