Amulet(?) gem: Ram-headed figure holding situla and branch
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CBd-Number:
CBd-717
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 30, ΕA 56030
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 30 (ΕA 56030)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 340; Michel, DMG, no. 56.1.b_4
Former Collections:
Towneley Collection
Material:
magnetite (black)
Dimensions:
14 x 11 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
figure, ram-headed; plant: branch; clothing: kilt; vessel: situla
A: Frontal view of a standing, ram-headed figure, head in profile to left. The figure wears a kilt, and holds a situla in his right hand, and a small branch in his left hand. Both arms bent in elbow and stretched out to the sides.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-717
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-717
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CBd-717. 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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