Magical gem: Baboon (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2103
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9803
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9803
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 148; Michel, DMG, no. 36.1.a_10
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Dimensions:
13.2 x 10 x 2 mm
Dating:
1st c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
animal: cynocephalus; gesture, greeting; gesture, ithyphallic; solar disk
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ
A: Ithyphallic baboon standing to left, both paws raised in greeting, head crowned with the solar disk.
B: Inscribed in two lines: αβρα|σαξ → Ἀβρασάξ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2103
Michel, DMG, 36.1.a_10.
Images
Cast of CBd-2103 reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Inscribed in two lines: αβρα|σαξ → Ἀβρασάξ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2103
Michel, DMG, 36.1.a_10.
Images
Cast of CBd-2103 reverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2103. 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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