Magical gem: Bes-Pantheos, Δαμναμενεύς (A) Chnoubis-sign, Chnoubis-snake, Ἀνοχ Χνουμίς (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4256
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1244
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 7; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 509
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
17,3 x 14 x 3 mm
Iconography:
star; Chnoubis, with unspecified head; Chnoubis-sign; crown, unspecified; scepters (4); Pantheos; tail of bird; tail of crocodile; Bes, face of; feet, in the shape of jackal's heads; tufts on the knees (animal protomes)
Divine Names & Voces:
Δαμναμενεύς; Ἀνοχ; Χνουμίς
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Yellow jasper. Intact. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Four-winged Bes-Pantheos with three bearded faces, four arms, a tail of a bird and that of a crocodile, animal protomes projecting from the knees and jackal heads on the feet. The figure is wearing a crown and two pairs of scepters are depicted behind the body. Above: a star. Greek inscription running along the edge: δαμναμανευ → Δαμναμενεύς
B: Chnoubis-sign and Chnoubis-snake with eight rays. Greek inscription along the edge: ανχο χνουμισ → Ἀνοχ Χνουμίς.
Bibliography
SGGII, 106, Pe 7.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 410, no. 509
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CBd-4256. 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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