Magical gem: Chnoubis (A) σοροορ-logos, Chnoubis-signs (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-702
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 20, EA 56020
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 20 (EA 56020)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 316; Michel, DMG, no. 11.3.a_6
Former Collections:
Hamilton Collection
Material:
agate, red to brown
Dimensions:
19 x 14 x 6 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Chnoubis, lion-headed; Chnoubis-signs (3); rays (7)
Divine Names & Voces:
Χνουβίς
Logoi:
σοροορ-logos
A: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile, to left, with seven rays around the head. Inscription in the free field next to the end of the tail on the left: χ; on the right: νου; below: βισ → Χνουβίς.
B: Inscription in four lines: οσορορ|μερφερ|γαρμαρ|βουφιριχ → variant of σοροορ-logos. Below, in a fifth line: three Chnoubis-signs.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-702
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-702
B: Inscription in four lines: οσορορ|μερφερ|γαρμαρ|βουφιριχ → variant of σοροορ-logos. Below, in a fifth line: three Chnoubis-signs.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-702
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-702
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CBd-702. 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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