Magical gem: Pseudo-script with Greek and Hebrew signs
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CBd-Number:
CBd-912
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 386, EA 56386
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 386 (EA 56386)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 553; Michel, DMG, no. 28.14_5
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
22 x 18 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
3rd–4th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
figure, female; clothing, unspecified
A: Pseudo-script in eighteen lines, with Greek and Hebrew signs, partly in mirror writing.
B: On the left, standing female figure wearing a short robe, head in profile to right. Twelve lines of pseudo-script in front of her, one line behind her.
C: Letters and pseudo-letters.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-912
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-912
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CBd-912. 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/912 on 09-03-2025.
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