Magical gem: Winged goat, uraeus, mummy, baboons (A) pseudo-hieroglyphs (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-963
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 340, EA 56340
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 340 (EA 56340)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 604
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
26 x 14 x 4 mm
Dating:
18th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
animal: cynocephali (2); flails (2); solar disk, winged; uraeus; mummy; gesture, arms crossed; crook; hieroglyph, pseudo; animal: goat, winged
A: Divided into two registers. Top: winged goat lying in profile to left, its tail probably ending in a snake’s head (damaged). Above the figure, a horned uraeus (on the left) with the winged solar disk above it; and a small mummy with arms crossed in front of the chest and a tall crook on the side (on the right). Below: two squatting baboons, both holding flails.
B: Divided into four registers, containing hieroglyphs. First register: stomach, grid; second register: scorpion, falcon; third register: wading birds, water; fourth register: three scarabs.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-963
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-963
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CBd-963. 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/963 on 24-04-2025.
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