Drawing of a magical gem: Scarab (A) Chnoubis with stars (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2936
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex St. Geneviève, Du Molinet 129, XIX–XX
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Ex St. Geneviève, Du Molinet 129, XIX–XX
Former Collections:
Abbey of St Geneviève, Paris
Material:
emerald (green)
Iconography:
scarab; stars (7); rays (13); Chnoubis, lion-headed
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Χνουφίς
A: Scarab seen from the top. Greek inscription around the scarab: θωχνουφι → unknown vox, variant of the name Χνουφίς.
B: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile to left, head crowned with thirteen rays. Seven six-pointed stars around the figure.
Bibliography
Du Molinet 1692, 129, XIX–XX.
B: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile to left, head crowned with thirteen rays. Seven six-pointed stars around the figure.
Bibliography
Du Molinet 1692, 129, XIX–XX.
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CBd-2936. 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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