Talismans - Magical (?) gem: Anubis

Magical (?) gem: Anubis

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3284

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2850

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2850

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 113; Michel, DMG, no. 24.3.c_8; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 115

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

chalcedony, blue to black

Dimensions:

12 x 10 x 2 mm

Iconography:

Anubis; vessel: situla; scepter, unspecified; crown, unspecified; clothing: kilt; shoes: boots

Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8–9. Black chalcedony. Intact.

A: Anubis standing to front, turing his head to the right, wearing a crown, a short tunic and boots, holding a situla in his right hand and a scepter in his left hand.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 113.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3284

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3284

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CBd-3284. 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/3284 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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