Talismans - Magical gem: Uterus, deities, Ouroboros (A) vox (B)

Magical gem: Uterus, deities, Ouroboros (A) vox (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-743

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,27

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,27

References:

Michel, BM, no. 372; Michel, DMG, no. 54.2.e_6

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

17 x 13.9 x 3 mm

Dating:

3rd c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Anubis as mummy; uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; Ouroboros; key (7-bitted)

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A: Ouroboros encircling a uterus-symbol with a seven-bitted key. Above, the mummy of Anubis; rest of the representation lost. Inscription originally outside the Ouroboros, worn off.
B: Inscription in two lines: ορωρ|ιουθ → ορωριουθ.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-743
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-743

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CBd-743. 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/743 on 09-03-2025.