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Magical gem: Lion-headed figure (A) voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-4442
ID-Number:
Southesk, N 52
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
N 52
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 37.B.1.f_1
Former Collections:
Talbot Ready, William; Southesk, James Carnegie, Earl of (1827–1905)
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
5 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
figure, lion-headed; rays (7); snake, lion-headed; clothing: tunic; Chnoubis-sign; plant: stalks of grain (2)
Divine Names & Voces:
ρομανδαρηαρηγορω and variants

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, flat. Green plasma. Mounted in a gold setting. "Mr. W. Talbot Ready: 1886".

A: Lion-headed figure dressed in a tunic, crowned with seven rays, holding two stalks of grain in the left hand and right hand clutching a lion-headed snake with seven rays around the head (Chnoubis).
B: Greek inscription in two lines: αρηγορωρ|ομανδαρν → variant of ρομανδαρηαρηγορω (Southesk 1908: with a Chnoubis-sign).

Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 37.B.1.f_1
Southesk 1908, 172–173, pl. 14, no. N 52.

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CBd-4442. 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/4442 on 10-02-2025.

Image-ID 12610

Credits Southesk 1908, pl. 14

Notes Side A and B