Magical (?) gem in a modern silver mount: Dog-headed figure
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2933
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_N.58.2214
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
N.58.2214
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 117; Mastrocinque, SGG I, fig. 75.; Michel, DMG, no. 36.5_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 114
Former Collections:
Abbey of St Geneviève, Paris
Material:
magnetite (black)
Dimensions:
13 x 9 x 2.5 mm
Iconography:
plant: palm branch; Hermanubis?
Description: Upright oval, side A flat. Shape 8. Magnetite. Set in a modern, silver pendant. Intact.
A: Dog-headed figure (Hermanubis?) standing to left, right hand holding a palm branch, left hand resting on his hip.
B: Hidden.
Bibliography
Du Molinet 1692, pl. 29, XVI.
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 117.
SGG I, fig. 75.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2933
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CBd-2933. 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/2933 on 26-01-2025.
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