Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign, Χνουμίς (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4261
Collection:
IT_Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria
Inventory:
1249
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Pe 12; Vitellozzi 2010b, no. 507
Former Collections:
Guardabassi, Mariano (1823–1880)
Material:
chalcedony, green to blue
Dimensions:
14.7 x 10.8 x 4.2 mm
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays; nimbus; Chnoubis-sign
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουμίς
Description: Upright oval, convex. Shape 1. Green chalcedony. Chipped on the edge. Previously part of the Guardabassi Collection.
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis with twelve rays around the head.
B: Chnoubis-sign surrounded by a Greek inscription: χνουμισ → Χνουμίς.
Bibliography
SGGII, 108, Pe 12.
Vitellozzi 2010b, 407–408, no. 507
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CBd-4261. 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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