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Magical gem: Hermes (?) and Anubis (A) symbols and characteres (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-323
ID-Number:
DE-München-SMAEK_ÄS 4194
Collection:
DE_München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Inventory:
ÄS 4194
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. XII 46
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
23 x 19 mm
Dating:
post-antique
Iconography:
Anubis; zodiac cycle-02, Taurus; zodiac cycle-05, Leo; Hermes?; scepter, with bird on the top; torch, inverted; balance?; plant: stalks of grain (2); clothing: tunic; shoes: boots; clothing: kilt; zodiac cycle-09, Sagittarius
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Haematite. Intact.

A: Two figures facing each other. On the left, a male figure (Hermes?) wearing tunic and boots, and holding two stalks of wheat in his right hand and a bird-headed scepter in his left hand. On the right, jackal-headed Anubis, wearing a kilt, left hand holding a torch, right hand holding scales (?). Greek inscription above the figures: φερω, between them: ιαω → Ἰάω, below the baseline: φσρεν →  Ἰάω φ{σ}<έ>ρ’ ἕν φέρω. 'Ἰάω fetch one, I am fetching it.' (Translation based on CBd-2191.)
B: Three lines of characteres including planetary and zodiacal symbols (Taurus, Saturnus, Sagittarius, Sol and Leo).

The gem may have been carved after a drawing in Chifletius–Macarius, Abrasax, see CBd-2819. For a similar gem in the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna, see CBd-2191

Bibliography
Unpublished.

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CBd-323. 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/323 on 09-03-2025.

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Notes Side A and B

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Notes Side A

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Notes Side B

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