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Magical gem: Ouroboros, female figure, Anubis, Osiris, Isis-Tyche, uterus,Greek vowel series, σοροορ-logos (A) ορωριουθ (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3428
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.107
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
AA.Seyrig.107
References:
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 229
Former Collections:
Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
14.2 x 11.1 x 2.9 mm
Iconography:
cornucopia; Ouroboros; figure, female; clothing: garment; Anubis as mummy; Osiris; Isis-Tyche; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; key (6-bitted)
Divine Names & Voces:
ορωριουθ; vocales, αεηιουω
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Surface abraded. From Athens.

A: Ouroboros enclosing a female figure wearing a long garment, mumiform Anubis, Osiris and Isis-Tyche also clothed in a long garment and holding a cornucopia, all of them standing on a uterus in the shape of a cupping vessel, with a six-bitted key below. Inscription around the womb: α[ε]ηι ο[υ]ω → the Greek vowel series. Outside the Ouroboros: σοροορμερφεργαρβαρμαρφριουηρι → variant of the σοροορ-logos.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: ορω[ρ]|ιου[θ] → ορωριουθ.

Bibliography
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3428

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3428

Last modified: 2019-11-13 21:30:29
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3428
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CBd-3428. 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/3428 on 18-01-2025.

Image-ID 10206

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B