Magical gem: Rayed head with a wreath of grain stalks and stars
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CBd-Number:
CBd-978
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 441, EA 56441
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 441 (EA 56441)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 619
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
19 x 7 mm
Dating:
17th–18th c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
rays; concentric motifs; wreath; stars (14)
A: Two concentric circles enclosing fourteen six-pointed stars and a wreath of grain stalks (outer circle), and a head, to front, surrounded with rays and snake-like lines (inner circle).
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-978
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CBd-978. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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