Magical(?) gem: Hermes-Thoth with wheel (A) Θώθ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-440
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 382, ΕΑ 56382
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 382 (ΕΑ 56382)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 61; Michel, DMG, no. 24.2_5
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
14 x 11 x 2 mm
Dating:
1st c. AD
Iconography:
Hermes; kerykeion; rod; wheel; clothing: mantle
Divine Names & Voces:
Θώθ
A: Standing nude figure with a chlamys and a kerykeion in his left hand (Hermes). At his foot a wheel, which he is driving with a rod held in his right hand.
B: θωουθ → Θώθ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-440
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-440
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CBd-440. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/440 on 09-03-2025.
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