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Magical gem: Uterus, deities, σοροορ-logos (A) ορωριουθ (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-4438
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 44
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 44
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 54.2.k_7
Former Collections:
Rhoussopoulos, Athanasios (Athens) 1823–1898; Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
5 x 5 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; key (6-bitted); Anubis as mummy; figure, donkey-headed; Chnoubis, lion-headed; clothing: tunic; modius
Divine Names & Voces:
ορωριουθ
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos

Description: Upright oval, flat. Black haematite. Mounted in a silver setting."Athens, Professor Rhousopoulos: 1897".

A: Ouroboros enclosing a uterus in the form of a cupping vessel with a six-bitted key below and mumiform Anubis with a lion-headed Chnoubis and a deity wearing a tunic with a modius above the uterus. Below: naked donkey-headed, sitting figure. Greek inscription along the edge: ζ σοροορ μερφ...ργα.μαθρι.γ → part of the σοροορ-logos.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: ορωρ|ιουθ.

Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 54.2.k_7
Southesk 1908, 169, pl. 14, no. N 44.

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CBd-4438. 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/4438 on 10-02-2025.

Image-ID 12606

Credits Southesk 1908, pl. 14

Notes Side A and B