Magical gem: youthful figure holding Osiris-mummy (A) κρατουαθ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-396
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 569, EA 26733
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 569 (EA 26733)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 17; Michel, DMG, no. 39.6.b_1
Former Collections:
Chester, Greville John (1830–1892)
Material:
jasper (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
19 x 15 x 3 mm
Dating:
2nd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Osiris; bird: falcon; solar disk; star; figure, male; clothing: bandage; gesture, lying; gesture, kneeling
Divine Names & Voces:
κρατουαθ and variants
A: Youthful figure in "kneeling-running" scheme, holding up an Osiris-mummy. Sitting at the feet of the mummy: a falcon crowned with the solar disk. Above: an eight pointed star.
B: Inscribed in two lines: κρατ|ουαθ → κρατουαθ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-396
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-396
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CBd-396. 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/396 on 09-03-2025.
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