Talismans - Magical gem: Chnoubis on a base, voces (A) Chnoubis-sign, characteres (B)

Magical gem: Chnoubis on a base, voces (A) Chnoubis-sign, characteres (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-696

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 437, ΕΑ 56437

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 437 (ΕΑ 56437)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 310; Michel, DMG, no. 11.4.b_3

Former Collections:

Towneley Collection

Material:

olivine (green)

Dimensions:

14 x 11 x 8 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-sign; rays (12); base

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀνοχ; σεμεσειλαμ and variants; Χνουβίς

A: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile, to left, with twelve rays around the head. Below Chnoubis, a cylindrical base with a profiled rim. Inscription in the free field on the right, running from top to bottom: ανοχ → Ἀνοχ, on the left, from top to bottom: χνουβισ → Χνουβίς. Inscription in two lines below the base: σεμεσει|λαμ → σεμεσειλαμ.

B: Characteres and letters in three lines. At the top: Chnoubis-sign, in the centre: three eight-pointed stars, at the bottom: rings and S-shaped curves.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-696
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-696

Last modified: 2014-09-22 11:24:55

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CBd-696. 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/696 on 07-09-2024.