Magical gem: Chnoubis
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2410
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex-Capponi_7
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Ex-Capponi_7
References:
Ubaldelli 2001, 271
Former Collections:
Capponi, Alessandro Gregorio (Rome 1683–1746)
Dimensions:
13 x 11 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; snake, lion-headed; rays (5)
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουμίς
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis to left, head encircled with five rays. Inscription around the edge, on the left: χνουμισ → Χνουμίς.
A cast of the gem is preserved in the Medagliere, Museo Nazionale Romano (s. inv. no.).
Bibliography
, 318-9, No. 271; ibid. 110.
A cast of the gem is preserved in the Medagliere, Museo Nazionale Romano (s. inv. no.).
Bibliography
, 318-9, No. 271; ibid. 110.
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CBd-2410. 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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