Magical gem: Chnoubis on a base, characteres (A) Greek inscription (B, C)
Download PDF
CBd-Number:
CBd-355
ID-Number:
FR-BnF-CdM_Reg.N.3506
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg.N.3506
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 77; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 251; Michel, DMG, no. 11.4.c_3
Former Collections:
Feuardent, Felix Collection
Material:
chalcedony, green to blue
Dimensions:
11 x 8 x 3.1 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; base; rays (7); Chnoubis-sign
Divine Names & Voces:
νααβις βιενουθ and variants; Χνουβίς
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green chalcedony. Intact.
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis on a column-like base, head to left and crowned with a nimbus and seven rays. To the left a Chnoubis-sign, to the right a character.
B: Greek inscription: σοορ|μερφε|νφαρ|ανφρι|ουριγξ → variant of σοροορ-logos.
C: ναβρισχνουβισβιενυθ → Χνουβίς, variant of νααβις βιενουθ.
Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, 65,no. 77.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-355
Last modified: 2019-10-21 08:48:03
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/355
CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-355. 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/355 on 09-03-2025.
Zoom
