Amulet(?) gem: Bust with double crown
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2155
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9798
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9798
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 204
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Dimensions:
14 x 11.5 x 2 mm
Dating:
18th century (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
bust; crown, double; uraeus?; wig; jewellery: necklace
Divine Names & Voces:
Φρῆ and variants
A: Male bust (Philipp: Harpocrates or Osiris?), in profile to right, wearing the double crown of Egypt (with a uraeus?) and a wig, neck decorated with a broad collar. Inscription on the left, from bottom to top around the edge: πρι → Φρη? Coptic 'Sun'? (H. Philipp).
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2155
Images
Cast of CBd-2155 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2155
Images
Cast of CBd-2155 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2155. 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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