Magical gem: Baboon holding crown (A) ειναμορωει (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-554
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 74, EA 56074
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 74 (EA 56074)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 155; Michel, DMG, no. 36.1.a_8
Former Collections:
Hamilton Collection
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
10 x 7 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
animal: baboon; uraeus; star; crown, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
ηνναμαρω and variants
A: Baboon-like figure standing to left, in three-quarter view, S-shaped tail on the right. His left arm hanging straight beside the body, right arm raised, holding a crown. Head turned left, with a uraeus on the top. In the free field below the crown: eight-pointed star and character. To the right of the figure, letters: ξω.
B: Inscription in two lines: ειναμ|ορωει → variant of ηνναμαρω?
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-554
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-554
B: Inscription in two lines: ειναμ|ορωει → variant of ηνναμαρω?
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-554
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-554
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CBd-554. 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/554 on 09-03-2025.
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