Magical gem: Anubis (?), Greek inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3190
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01128
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01128
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 26.1.b_5
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
23.5 x 11 x 2 mm
Iconography:
Anubis?; clothing: tunic; weapon: dagger; weapon: shield; stars (5)
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8. Dark green jasper, intact, save for minor chips along the edge.
A: Anubis (?) in frontal view, head to right. The figure wears a short tunic, right hand holds a dagger, left hand holding a round shield, antilabe visible. Five eight-pointed stars and a Greek inscription around the figure: αφφαορροιαω → voces including Ἰάω.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Jonge, CdE, no. 1156.
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 357, no. 1128.
Michel, DMG, 26.1.b_5.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3190
A: Anubis (?) in frontal view, head to right. The figure wears a short tunic, right hand holds a dagger, left hand holding a round shield, antilabe visible. Five eight-pointed stars and a Greek inscription around the figure: αφφαορροιαω → voces including Ἰάω.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Jonge, CdE, no. 1156.
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 357, no. 1128.
Michel, DMG, 26.1.b_5.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3190
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CBd-3190. 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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