Magical gem: Lion and snake (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-219
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9874
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9874
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 136; Michel, DMG, no. 37.A.1.a_16
Material:
chalcedony (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
12 x 9.2 x 5.5 mm
Dating:
turn of the 1st–2nd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
animal: lion; rays (5); stars (6); Chnoubis, snake-headed
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
A: Lion striding in profile to left. Above, a snake also to left, head crowned with five rays. The snake's head is encircled with five stars, a further star in front of the lion's head.
B: Inscription: τλουφ → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et magica on CBd-219
Michel, DMG, 37.A.1.a_16.
B: Inscription: τλουφ → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et magica on CBd-219
Michel, DMG, 37.A.1.a_16.
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CBd-219. 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/219 on 09-03-2025.
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