Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign, Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3988
ID-Number:
DK_Copenhagen, NM_244
Collection:
DK_Copenhagen, National Museum
Inventory:
244
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.b_33
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
15 x 18 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (7)
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουμίς
Description: Both sides upright oval, side A flat, side B convex. Plasma (?), chipped at the lower left edge of side A.
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis to left, head crowned with seven rays.
B: Chnoubis-sign below a Greek inscription in two lines: χνουμισ → Χνουμίς.
Bibliography
Eitrem 1939, 74.
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CBd-3988. 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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