Magical gem: Mummy of Osiris (A) voces (B) pseudo-inscription (C)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4153
ID-Number:
IT-FiMAN_15081
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15081
References:
Michel 2001, no. 39.1.a_3; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 16
Material:
jet, black
Dimensions:
22.5 x 12.5 x 4.5 mm
Iconography:
Osiris; crown, unspecified; clothing: bandage; gesture, arms crossed; crook; flail
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black jet. Small chips on the edge, surface abraded.
A: Mummy of Osiris standing to front with his arms crossed in front of his chest, wearing a crown, and holding a flail in his right hand and a crook in his left hand, his figure surrounded by a hatched circular band imitating an Ouroboros.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: πρισ|κιεχι → unidentified voces.
C: Pseudo-inscription.
Bibliography
SGG II, 40, Fi 16.
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CBd-4153. 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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