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Magical gem: Thoth, obelisk, voces (A) Σαραποδώρα (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3269
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg.F.10395
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg.F.10395
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 185; Michel, DMG, no. 27.4.d_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 97
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
19.5 x 13 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Thoth; clothing: kilt; crown, atef; scepter, was; obelisk; bird, unspecified; object, unidentified
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper. Damaged at the bottom left edge of side A. From Tunis.

A: On the right, Thoth represented with the head of an ibis, facing left, wearing a kilt and the atef-crown, holding the was-scepter in his right hand an object in his left hand. On the right, an inscribed obelisk, its top decorated with a bird. Inscription on the obelisk: μ|ληι|μμ|μ̣ followed by a character → voces.
B: σαρα|ποδ|ωρα → Σαραποδώρα.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 185.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3269

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3269

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CBd-3269. 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/3269 on 19-04-2024.

Image-ID 9996

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B