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Magical gem: Ouroboros, uterus, deities, vocales (A) scarab, quadruped, globe, ορωριουθ (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-4435
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 41
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 41
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 54.4.b_2
Former Collections:
Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
6 x 4.5 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; Bes; crown, hemhem; key (7-bitted); scarab; animal: lion; animal: quadruped, unspecified; figure, male; clothing: tunic; modius; scepter, unspecified; globus
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales; ορωριουθ

Description: Upright oval, flat. Black haematite. Mounted in a gold setting.

A: Ouroboros encircling an uterus in the shape of a cupping vessel with a seven-bitted key below. Above the uterus: frontal view of the nude Bes wearing a hemhem crown, a male figure wearing a chiton and a modius, holding a scepter in the left hand and a lion on the right side. Greek inscription around the Ouroboros: ααεευιαυω....αιεηιουωυιαυωιηωε → vocales.
B: Scarab and a quadruped with a globus and three lines below. Greek inscription around the figures: ορωριουθ.

Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 54.4.b_2
Southesk 1908, 165–166, pl. 14, no. N 41.

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CBd-4435. 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/4435 on 10-02-2025.

Image-ID 12603

Credits Southesk 1908, pl. 14

Notes Side A