Magical gem: Osiris (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3256
ID-Number:
GB-BM_1959, 2-9, 51
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
1959, 2-9, 51
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
22.2 x 16.5 mm
Iconography:
Osiris; clothing: bandage; crown, hemhem; scepter (all types)
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Both sides upright oval and flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope), intact.
A: Bandaged mummy (Osiris) standing to front, head topped with the hemhem-crown. The deity holds a scepter in his hands.
B: Greek inscription in five lines: αθυωμυ|χαβελθω|ηρηριψα|μεν|χθωφι → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 39.1.a_6.
Faraone 2017, 425, no. 45.
Last modified: 2018-11-11 22:13:20
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CBd-3256. 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/3256 on 09-03-2025.
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