Magical gem: Osiris on a bird (A) Hebrew inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4155
ID-Number:
IT-FiMAN_15141
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15141
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 18
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
18.7 x 13 x 3.8 mm
Dating:
Post-antique
Iconography:
Osiris; clothing: bandage; gesture, arms crossed; bird, unspecified; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Intact. Post-antique.
A: Mummy of Osiris standing on a large bird with his arms crossed in front of his chest. On the left: a crescent. On the right: the letter θ. Greek inscription running from the left side of the figure to the right: ηγ χλτ → unidentified voces.
B: Three lines of Hebrew inscription, the last line containing 'Jesus the Messiah' (A. Mastrocinque).
Bibliography
SGG II, 41, Fi 18.
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CBd-4155. 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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