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Magical gem: Asclepius and Hygieia (A) Greek inscription, Chnoubis-sign (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3564
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg. N.4116
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. N.4116
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 235; Michel, DMG, no. 7_5; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 363
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
26 x 19.5 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
moon, crescent; snake; clothing: tunic; clothing: mantle; vessel: patera; staff, snake entwined; stars (2); Asclepius; clothing: garment; Hygieia; Chnoubis-sign; scroll

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Intact. Acquired in Egypt from M. Chachati on 16 October 1913.

A: On the left, Asclepius wearing a tunic and a mantle, his right hand holding a snake entwined staff and his left hand clutching a scroll. On the right, Hygieia clad in a long garment and a mantle, holding a patera in her right hand and a snake in her left hand, the snake stooping over the patera. Above: a crescent between two stars.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: στο|μαχ|ου → στομάχου. 'For the stomach!' Below: Chnoubis-sign.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 235.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3564

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3564

Last modified: 2019-11-13 21:44:41
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CBd-3564. 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/3564 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10416

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B