Amulet(?) gem: Bust with modius
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2154
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9795
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9795
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 203
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
glass imitating amethyst
Dimensions:
14.5 x 11 x 3.8 mm
Dating:
late 18th century (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
bust; modius; globuses (2); wig?
A: Bust to front (Philipp: Harpocrates or Osiris?), head crowned with a wig(?) and modius(?), neck decorated with a broad collar. A small globe on each side of the bust.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2154
Images
Cast of CBd-2154 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2154
Images
Cast of CBd-2154 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2154. 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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