Chalcedony gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign (B)

PP-ID:

PP-330

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

FR-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.332

Collection:

Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Collection Inventory:

Schlumberger.332

Reference Numbers:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 52; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 237; Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.a_8; CBd, no. 330

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

22.5 × 18 × 7 mm

Iconography:

Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays (7); Chnoubis-sign

Divine Names & Voces:

Χνουβίς

Light beige chalcedony. Side A upright, side B transverse oval, both faces convex, lentoid. (Shape 1). Intact.

Side A: Chnoubis with lion-head in profile to the left, head encircled with seven rays.
Side B: Greek inscription around the Chnoubis-sign: χνουβισ → Χνουβίς.

Selected bibliography
• Delatte–Derchain 1964 >>, 58, no. 52.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 11.2.a_8.
• Mastrocinque 2014 >>, 96, no. 237; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-330
• BnF, Médailles et Antiques