Magical gem: Pantheos (A) Anagramma for Βαϊνχωωωχ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-567
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,66
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,66
References:
Michel, BM, no. 169; Michel, DMG, no. 41.1.d_8
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
glass, black
Dimensions:
28 x 23 x 4 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Pantheos; protomes of animals (4-4); moon, crescent; star; scepters (2); figure, with multiple arms; clothing: tunic; tail of crocodile; tufts on the knees (animal protomes); Ouroboros; cartouche; crown, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
Βαϊνχωωωχ
A: Pantheos striding right on Ouroboros cartouche enclosing five notches to indicate animals. Head surrounded by animal protomes and topped with a crown. Upper body to front and draped in a tunic, a crocodile’s tail below the wings on the left. Four wings and four arms, holding scepters. Knees decorated with animal protomes, feet in the shape of jackal’s heads. In the free field: crescent on the left, eight-pointed star on the right.
B: Inscription in three lines: αβω|χων|ιωχ → anagramma for Βαϊνχωωωχ.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-567
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-567
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CBd-567. 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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