Moss agate gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis, Greek inscription
PP-ID:
PP-1629
Classification:
Collection ID:
DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 165
Collection:
Collection Inventory:
Ge 165
Reference Numbers:
Michel 2001, no. 70; Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.c_5; AGD III, no. Kassel 165; Capello 1702, no. 157
Former Collections:
Material:
Dimensions:
16.1 × 12 × 4.2 mm
Iconography:
Divine Names & Voces:
Brownish-green moss agate with a bluish-white chalcedony layer inside. Upright oval, convex on both sides, lentoid. 
Side A: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile to left, head surrounded with twelve rays.
Side B: Chnoubis sign at the top. Inscription in four lines: αγωσαρ|φονχ|νου|φισ → voces including part of αρπονχνουφι-logos.
Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 17, no. 157 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 361, pl. 151C (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 238, no. 165.
• Michel 2001 >>, 70, no. 70; click here for the full-text excerpt.
Further resources
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus
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2025.10.21 09:12:56
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