Magical(?) gem: Sphinx with a female face
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4240
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15018
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 103
Material:
carnelian, red to brown
Dimensions:
20 x 14.5 x 7 mm
Iconography:
sphinx; head (independent motif)
Description: Upright oval, convex. Red carnelian. Intact.
A: Sitting sphinx facing to the left, with a female face and a human head in front of her.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGG II, 73, Fi 103.
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CBd-4240. 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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