Magical gem in a moder silver mount: Anubis on a throne (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2443
ID-Number:
AT-Wien-KM_IX B 1250
Collection:
AT_Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Inventory:
IX B 1250
References:
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III, 2200; Michel, DMG, no. 26.2.a_2
Former Collections:
Moschettini, Girolamo de' (1755–1832)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
21.3 x 15 (si.O.) x 4.5 mm
Dating:
2nd c. AD (Zwierlein-Diehl)
Iconography:
Anubis; clothing: mantle; globus; scepter, unspecified; throne
Place of discovery:
Aquileia
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9.Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Abraded area in the lower left side of the obverse, shell-like chipping along the edges. Set in a modern silver ring with a revolving bezel.
From Aquileia. Purhased in 1826 from Girolamo de' Moschettini.
A: Anubis sitting on a throne, to right, wearing mantle. Left hand holding a globe, right hand holding a scepter.
B: Greek letters and characteres in two lines.
Bibliography
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III on CBd-2443
Michel, DMG,1.1.b_5.
From Aquileia. Purhased in 1826 from Girolamo de' Moschettini.
A: Anubis sitting on a throne, to right, wearing mantle. Left hand holding a globe, right hand holding a scepter.
B: Greek letters and characteres in two lines.
Bibliography
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III on CBd-2443
Michel, DMG,1.1.b_5.
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CBd-2443. 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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