Magical gem: Mumiform figure, crocodile
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4156
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
14836
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 19
Material:
carnelian, yellow to orange
Dimensions:
24.4 x 14 x 2.5 mm
Iconography:
mummy; clothing: bandage; headdress; animal: crocodile
Description: Upright oval, side A convex, side B concave. Orange carnelian. Mounted in a gold setting with two rings. Probably post-antique work, maybe from the same workshop as CBd-2156 (A. Mastrocinque).
A: Mumiform figure with claws instead of hands, wearing a headdress; with a crocodile climbing up on the leg.
B: No information.
Bibliography
SGG II, 41, Fi 19.
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CBd-4156. 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/4156 on 19-04-2025.
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