Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2943
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_N.58.2189
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
N.58.2189
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 80; Mastrocinque, SGG I, fig. 80; Michel, DMG, no. 11.3.e_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 259
Former Collections:
Abbey of St Geneviève, Paris
Material:
serpentinite (green)
Dimensions:
25 x 17.5 x 3.9 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays (7); nimbus
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουβίς?
Description: Side A upright oval, convex, side B transverse oval, flat. Brownish green serpentinite. Chipped and abraded at the top and bottom of side A, and along the edge on side B.
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis, to left, head crowned with seven rays and a nimbus. Inscribed between the rays: χ[νουβι]σ → Χ[νουβί]ς?
B: Greek inscription around the edge, and continued in the centre: φυλαζονυγειηστομαχον|προκλου→ φύλα<ξ>ον ὑγ{ε}ιῆ στομάχον Πρόκλου. 'Keep Proclos' stomach healthy!' (C. Bonner).
Bibliography
Du Molinet 1692, pl. 30, XI–XII.
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 80.
SGG I, fig. 80.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-2943
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CBd-2943. 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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