Talismans - Amulet(?) gem: Snake-headed figure

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Amulet(?) gem: Snake-headed figure

CBd-Number:

CBd-833

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 605; M.CFR 1276 (1917,5-1,1276)

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 605; M.CFR 1276 (1917,5-1,1276)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 475; Michel, DMG, no. 46.4_7

Former Collections:

Franks, Sir Augustus Wollaston

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

24 x 16 mm

Dating:

1st c. BC (Michel)

Iconography:

hieroglyph, ankh; clothing: kilt; scepter, was; solar disk; figure, snake-headed

A: Standing figure of a snake-headed deity wearing kilt, head and feet to left. The snake-head is bearded and topped by the solar disk. Right hand lowered beside the body and holding an ankh-sign, left hand slightly extended and holding an was-scepter.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-833

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CBd-833. 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/833 on 09-03-2025.

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