Magical gem: Khnum (A) voces (B-C)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4251
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1421
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 2; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 511
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
magnetite (black)
Dimensions:
10.8 x 9.6 x 3.7 mm
Iconography:
gesture, ithyphallic; crown, atef; object, unidentified; Khnum
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Ἑρμῆς
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black magnetite. Small chips on the edge. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Naked, ithyphallic Khnum wearing the atef crown and holding an unidentified object in his right hand.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ρναθα|ναμφα|ουθ → unidentified voces.
C: Greek inscription on the edge: θομθρισψαχα → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
SGGII, 103, Pe 2.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 412, no. 511
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CBd-4251. 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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