Talismans - Magical gem: Lion-headed Anguipes (A) Chnoubis (B)

Magical gem: Lion-headed Anguipes (A) Chnoubis (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-766

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,50

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 1986,5-1,50

References:

Michel, BM, no. 395; Michel, DMG, no. 3.C.1.b_2

Former Collections:

Ogden Collection

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

23 x 17 x 3.5 mm

Dating:

3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

weapon: armour; Anguipes, lion-headed; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω; weapon: shield, rectangular; stars (6); nimbus; whip; rays, double; rays (7); Chnoubis, lion-headed

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

A: Frontal view of lion-headed Anguipes in armour, head to left, holding a whip in his right hand and a rectangular shield in his left hand. In the free space: six six-pointed stars. Inscription in the shield, running vertically: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Lion-headed Chnoubis to left, with nimbus and seven double rays around the head.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-766
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=62095&partid=1&searchText=Michel+2001+395&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx¤tPage=1" target="_blank">The British Museum Collection database on CBd-766
Dasen–Nagy 2012, 304-305 (both sides interpreted together and connected to Deus Israel)

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CBd-766. 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/766 on 09-03-2025.