Amulet(?) gem: Ram-headed god with ram
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CBd-Number:
CBd-716
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 447, EA 56447
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 447 (EA 56447)
References:
Bonner 1951, no. 15; Michel, BM, no. 339; Michel, DMG, no. 56.1.a
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
12 x 8 x 2 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
animal: ram; gesture, ithyphallic; figure, goat-legged; figure, ram-headed; plant: branch
A: Ram-headed and goat-legged ithyphallic figure, standing in profile to left. Holds a small branch in his right hand, raised and bent in elbow, left hand lowered beside the body. A small ram stands next to the figure on the left.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Bonner 1951 on CBd-716
Michel, BM on CBd-716
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-716
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CBd-716. 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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