Total:
25 / 3605 object(s)
Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-36
ID-Number:
It-FiMAN_72543
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
72543
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Lu 1
Former Collections:
Remedi, Angelo (Sarzana, 1806–1889)
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
16 x 14 x 5.3 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, with unspecified head; Chnoubis-sign; rays (12); stars (5)
Place of discovery:
Luni, Italy (ancient Luna)
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces convex. Shape 1. Grey chalcedony. Intact. Acquired in 1883 from the collection of Angelo Remedi di Sarzana, found at the excavation of Luni.
A: Chnoubis with an indistinct round head, surrounded with twelve rays and five four-pointed stars.
B: Chnoubis-sign.
Bibliography
SGG II, 81, Lu 1, with earlier literature.
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CBd-36. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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