Magical gem: Osiris (A) Greek inscription, characteres (B)
CBd-Number CBd-1175
ID-Number GB-AshMus_1892.3016 Collection GB_Oxford, Ashmolean
Museum Inventory 1892.3016
References Henig–MacGregor 2004, no.
13.27 Former
Collections Chester, Greville John (1830–1892)
Material haematite (black) Dimensions 23 x 18 x 15 mm Dating 2nd–3rd c. AD (Henig -
MacGregor)
Iconography Osiris; clothing: bandage;
wig; crown, atef; flails (2);
gesture, arms crossed Divine Names &
Voces voces, unidentified
Credits: by Robert L. Wilkins
Rights: © Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
A: Osiris bandaged as a mummy, standing to front, wearing a wig and the atef-crown complete with ram’s horns and uraei. Arms crossed in front of the chest, both hands holding flails. Below the feet:
characteres.
B: Inscription in two lines: ιαβεζ/εβυθ. Above, two lines of characteres.
Bibliography
Henig - MacGregor 2004, 127, no. 13.27
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