Gem design: Hermanubis

PP-ID:

PP-2827

Classification:

amulet design; gem, magical

Collection ID:

Ad_Chifletius–Macarius_XIII 54

Collection Inventory:

Chifletius–Macarius_XIII 54

Reference Numbers:

Chifletius–Macarius, no. XIII 54; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 197, no. 67; CBd, no. 2827

Former Collections:

Stefanoni, Pietro (Petrus Stephanonius, 1557–1642)

Iconography:

Hermanubis; tunic; mantle; caduceus; palm branch

Upright oval, design made after a cast.

Side A: Jackal-headed figure (Hermanubis) standing to front, head in profile to the right. The figure is clad in a tunic, a mantle is thrown over the right elbow. There is a palm branch in the left hand, and a caduceus in the right.
Side B: Insufficient information.

Selected bibliography
• Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas >>, 51, 99, XIII 54 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, pl. 154E (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• SGG I >>, no. 67 (with earlier literature).