Magical gem: Lion-headed figure (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4179
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15097
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 37.B.1.f_2; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 42
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
17.2 x 11.9 x 5.8 mm
Iconography:
figure, lion-headed; rays (7); clothing: tunic; Chnoubis-sign; Chnoubis, with unspecified head; plant: stalks of grain (2)
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Φρῆ and variants; Χνουβίς?
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces convex. Shape 15–17. Brown jasper. Intact.
A: Lion-headed deity crowned with seven rays, wearing a long tunic, holding a Chnoubis-snake in the right hand and two stalks of grain in the left hand.
B: Greek inscription in three lines with a Chnoubis-sign in the fourth line: χνουη|πειλαμωτ|φρην → voces including variants of Χνουβίς and Φρῆ.
Bibliography
SGG II, 49, Fi 42.
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CBd-4179. 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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