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Amulet(?) gem: Isis and Horus in the papyrus nest
CBd-Number:
CBd-94
ID-Number:
GB-Cambridge, Fitzwilliam_CM. 14.1926
Collection:
GB_Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum
Inventory:
CM. 14.1926
References:
Henig, Cambridge, no. 494; Michel, DMG, no. 30.1.a_5
Former Collections:
Ridgeway Collection
Material:
heliotrope
Dimensions:
17 x 13 x 3 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Henig)
Iconography:
Isis lactans; crown, double feathers; Harpocrates; clothing: garment; gesture, kneeling; plant: papyrus
A: Isis kneeling in profile to right, wearing a long robe, and crowned with the double feather crown (Henig: lotus-diadem). She holds the infant Horus upon her knees. They are encircled by tall stalks of papyrus.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Henig 1994, 223, no. 494.
, 30.1.a_5

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CBd-94. 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/94 on 02-11-2024.

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