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Magical gem: Anubis with snake and sword (A) βακαξιχυχ-logos (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-423
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 548, WAA 108809
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 548 (WAA 108809)
References:
Bonner 1951, no. 8; Michel, BM, no. 44; Michel, DMG, no. 26.1.b_6
Former Collections:
Lynch, H. B. F.
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
29 x 22 x 7 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Anubis; clothing: kilt/pteryges?; snake; solar disk; weapon: sword
Logoi:
βακαξιχυχ-logos and variants

A: Standing figure of jackal-headed Anubis, to left, wearing a kilt or armour and holding a snake with the solar disk on its head in his left hand, and a sword in his right.
B: Inscription in two lines: χυχβακ
|αξιχυχ → Part of χυχβαχυχβακαχυχβακαζαχυχβαχαξιχυχβαινχωωωχ">βακαξιχυχ-logos.

Bibliography
Bonner 1951 on CBd-423
Michel, BM on CBd-423
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-423

Last modified: 2020-12-28 22:04:40
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/423
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CBd-423. 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/423 on 02-06-2023.

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