Talismans - Magical(?) gem: Cynocephalus

Magical(?) gem: Cynocephalus

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CBd-Number:

CBd-549

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 280, ΕA 56280

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 280 (ΕA 56280)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 150; Michel, DMG, no. 42.1.a_6

Former Collections:

Hay, R. J.

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

15 x 11 x 2.5 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

animal: cynocephalus; gesture, greeting; gesture, ithyphallic; solar disk?; moon, full?

A: Ithyphallic cynocephalus standing to left, paws raised in greeting, on the top of the head the full moon or the solar disk.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-549
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-549

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CBd-549. 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/549 on 09-03-2025.

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