Amulet(?) gem: Frontal bust of Sarapis enclosed within wreath
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CBd-Number:
CBd-408
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,137
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,137
References:
Michel, BM, no. 29
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
12 x 10 x 3 mm
Dating:
4th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Sarapis; modius; clothing, unspecified
A: Bust of Sarapis, to front, with stylized modius on the head, enclosed within a herringbone wreath.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-408
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-408
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CBd-408. 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/408 on 30-01-2023.
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