Magical gem: Goddess (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3984
ID-Number:
DK_Copenhagen, NM_168
Collection:
DK_Copenhagen, National Museum
Inventory:
168
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 30.6.g_6
Former Collections:
Rollin & Feuardent (auction house, 1867–1953)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
24 x 28 mm
Iconography:
Isis?; whip; gesture, hand raised to mouth; clothing: tunic; clothing: mantle
Divine Names & Voces:
βακαξιχυχ-logos and variants
Description: Both sides flat and upright oval. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope), chipped at the top.
A: Greek inscription in one line: πακαξιχιχ → variant of βακαξιχυχ (part of the βακαξιχυχ-logos).
B: Goddess in a long tunic, sitting to right on a rock. She raises her left hand to her mouth, right hand holding a whip.
Bibliography
Eitrem 1939, 78–79.
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CBd-3984. 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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