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Magical gem: Donkey-headed figure, uterus, voces (A) snake, unidentified objects (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-4437
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 43
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 43
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 54.3_3
Former Collections:
Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905); Crignon de Montigny, Alphonse (1812-1877) Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
6 x 4 mm
Iconography:
figure, donkey-headed; clothing: tunic; scepter, unspecified; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; key (7-bitted); objects, unidentified; snake; Seth?
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales; ορωριουθ; ορωριουθ, variants; voces, unidentified

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Black haematite, mounted in a silver setting. Previously in the Montigny Collection.

A: Donkey-headed figure (Seth?) dressed in a short tunic, holding a scepter. The figure is standing on a uterus in the shape of a cupping vessel with a seven-bitted key. Greek inscription along the edge: ορωριουθ ιαεηωεου ιυοωηαι ορωριωθ → voces including ορωριουθ and vocales. In a second line: υθραββ ηχιχ → unidentified voces.
B: Snake with three unidentified objects.

Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 54.3_3
Southesk 1908, 167–169, pl. 14, no. N 43.

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CBd-4437. 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/4437 on 10-02-2025.

Image-ID 12605

Credits Southesk 1908, pl. 14

Notes Side A