Amulet(?) gem: Thoth with was-scepter and sa-hieroglyph
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CBd-Number:
CBd-433
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,98
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,98
References:
Michel, BM, no. 54; Michel, DMG, no. 27.4.a_2
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
13 x 11 x 2 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Thoth; crown, atef; figure, ibis-headed; hieroglyph, sa; clothing: kilt; wig; scepter, was
A: Standing figure of the ibis-headed Thoth, with was-scepter in his left hand, and the hieroglyph 'sa' in the right. He is wearing a kilt, wig, and atef-crown with ram's horns, uraei and sun disk.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-433
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-433
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CBd-433. 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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