Magical gem: Ouroboros, Anubis, Chnoubis, Isis-Tyche, uterus, ορωριουθ (A) voces (B)
CBd-Number CBd-3415
ID-Number Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.14 Collection FR_Paris, Cabinet des
Médailles Inventory Blanchet.14 References
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no.
345; Michel, DMG, no.
54.2.d_19; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 216
Former Collections
Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)
Material haematite (black) Dimensions 24 x 20 x 3.1 mm
Iconography
cornucopia; key (7-bitted);
uterus, in the form of a cupping vessel; clothing:
garment; crown, unspecified;
scepter, unspecified; Isis- Tyche; rays (7); Chnoubis, with unspecified head;
Anubis as mummy; nimbus Divine Names &
Voces voces, unidentified; ορωριουθ
Credits: Photo: A. Mastrocinque
Rights: © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brownish haematite. Chipped along the edge.
A: Ouroboros enclosing the mumiform figure of Anubis, coiling Chnoubis crowned with a nimbus and seven rays and Isis-Tyche wearing a crown and a long garment and holding a scepter in the right hand and a cornucopia in the left hand. Below: a uterus with a seven-bitted key. Greek inscription around the scene: ορωριουθ.
B: Greek inscription in nine lines:
αθερν|εκλησιαθερνεβου|νιαυθμηα|υουυφου|μφφριξου|ουουουλο|υλουλουο|οοοαυτ|ρομ → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 345.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3415
The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3415
Last modified: 2019-11-12 21:41:51
