Dark green jasper gem in modern gold mount: Chnoubis, Χνουβίς (A) Chnoubis-sign, αβραμμαωθ (B)

PP-ID:

PP-2465

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

AT-Wien-KM_IX B 1220

Collection:

Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum

Collection Inventory:

IX B 1220

Reference Numbers:

Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III, 2221; Michel, DMG, no. 11.3.c_2; CBd, no. 2465

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

24.7 × 20 (si.O.) × 7.9 mm

Date:

2nd c. AD (Zwierlein-Diehl)

Iconography:

Chnoubis, lion-headed; nimbus; rays (10); rays, double; Chnoubis-sign

Divine Names & Voces:

αβραμμαωθ and variants; Χνουβίς

Dark green jasper gem set in a modern gold mount with a revolving bezel. Side A upright, side B transverse oval, both flat. (Shape 8–9).
Purchased by Rollin in Paris, 1826.

Side A: Chnoubis with lion-head, in profile to left. crowned with a nimbus and ten triangular rays. Greek inscription on the right, running from bottom to top: χνουβισ → Χνουβίς.
Side B: Chnoubis-sign encircled by a Greek inscription: αβραμμαωθ.