Talismans - Magical gem: Ouroboros encircling womb, Chnoubis

Magical gem: Ouroboros encircling womb, Chnoubis

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CBd-Number:

CBd-735

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,23

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,23

References:

Michel, BM, no. 358; Michel, DMG, no. 54.2.a_3

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

12 x 10 x 2 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Chnoubis, with unspecified head; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; rays (5); key (5-bitted)

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A: Ouroboros, head to right, encircling a uterus with a five-bitted key and a Chnoubis-snake above it, its head unspecified and to left, surrounded with five rays.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-735
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-735

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CBd-735. 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/735 on 09-03-2025.