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Magical pendant: Crescent, star, Anubis, Osiris, voces (A) Anguipes, Hecate, snake, voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3391
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Luynes.170
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Luynes.170
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 126; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 193; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.3.d_3
Former Collections:
Luynes, Honoré Théodoric d'Albert, duc de - Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
29 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; clothing: garment; Hecate; Osiris; objects, unidentified (2); stars (5); moon, crescent; plant: palm branch; weapon: armour; Anubis; snake
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified

Description: Transverse rectangular pendant, both faces flat. Black haematite. Intact. Pierced through the edge with a modern ring.

A: In the middle: Anubis wearing an armour, facing right, holding a palm branch in his left hand. On the left: a crescent and five six-pointed stars. On the right: Osiris holding unidentified objects. Between Anubis and Osiris: χυν|ηυ → unidentified voces.
B: On the left: cock-headed, snake-legged Anguipes wearing an armour. In the middle: Hecate with two pairs of hands wearing a long garment. On the right: a snake. Between Anguipes and Hecate: νιχ|μ̣|αλ̣|λ|[...]|υλιυ → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 126.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3391

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3391

Last modified: 2019-11-12 20:28:30
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3391
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CBd-3391. 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/3391 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10131

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B