Magical gem: Lion-headed Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign, Greek inscription (B)
Download PDF
CBd-Number:
CBd-354
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.71
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Blanchet.71
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 76; Michel, DMG, no. 11.3.a_7; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 246
Former Collections:
Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
20 x 15 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (8)
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουμίς
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown chalcedony. Damaged, small chips missing around the edges.
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis, head to left and crowned with eight rays. To the left and right of the figure: χνου μι |σ → Χνουμίς.
B: Chnoubis-sign. Inscription around in two concentric lines: σοροορμερφεργαρμαραφριουριινιγξ → variant of σοροορ-logos.
Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, 65, no. 76.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-354
Last modified: 2019-10-21 08:51:42
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/354
CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-354. 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/354 on 09-03-2025.
Zoom
