Magical gem in iron wire ring: Scarab with outstretched wings (A) Φρῆθ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-499
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,118
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,118
References:
Michel, BM, no. 99; Michel, DMG, no. 50.1.a_5
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
22 x 7 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
scarab, with outstreched wings
Divine Names & Voces:
Φρῆ and variants
Gem perforated vertically, with an iron wire ring driven through the perforation.
A: Scarab with outstreched wings.
B: φρηθ → variant of Φρῆ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-499
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-499
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CBd-499. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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