Talismans - Magical gem: Anubis with a mummiform figure (A) Ἰάω, voces (B)

Magical gem: Anubis with a mummiform figure (A) Ἰάω, voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3290

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2847

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2847

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 118; Michel, DMG, no. 26.1.a_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 122

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

24 x 18 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Anubis; mummy; clothing: kilt; headdress; scepter, was; crown, atef

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; voces, unidentified; Ἰάω, variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper. Chips along the edge.

A: On the left, Anubis standing to left, wearing a long kilt and a headdress, turning his face to the right, holding the was-scepter in his right hand and his left hand touching the mummiform figure on the right, wearing the atef-crown.
B: Greek inscription in five lines: ιαη|ωιαω|ουχε|ννοφ|ινυ → voces, including variants of Ἰάω.

BIbliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 118.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3290

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3290

Last modified: 2019-06-18 21:09:23

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CBd-3290. 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/3290 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and side B