Gem design: Chnoubis with nimbus

PP-ID:

PP-2767

Classification:

amulet design; gem, magical

Collection ID:

Ad_Chifletius–Macarius_XV 63

Collection Inventory:

Chifletius–Macarius_XV 63

Reference Numbers:

Chifletius–Macarius, no. XV 63; CBd, no. 2767

Former Collections:

Goorle, Abraham van (Abraham Gorlaeus, Anversa ca. 1549 – Delft 1608)

Material:

agate (colour unspecified)

Iconography:

Chnoubis, snake-headed; rays

Upright oval. "Agate".

Side A: Chnoubis with snake-head, coiled tail, in profile to the right. The snake sticks out its tongue, its head is encircled with rays.
Side B: Insufficient information.

Selected bibliography
• Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas >>, 50, 111, XV 63 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, pl. 156F (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).