White chalcedony gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign (B)

PP-ID:

PP-331

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

FR-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2910

Collection:

Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Collection Inventory:

Froehner.2910

Reference Numbers:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 53; Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.c_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 266; CBd, no. 331

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

15 × 12 × 5 mm

Iconography:

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

Divine Names & Voces:

Χνουφίς

Milky white chalcedony gem. Side A upright, side B transverse oval, both convex, side A more so, lentoid. (Shape 1). Small chip on the edge.

Side A: Chnoubis with lion-head in profile to left, head encircled with seven rays.
Side B: Greek inscription surrounding the Chnoubis-sign: χνουφισ → Χνουφίς.

Selected bibliography
• Delatte–Derchain 1964 >>, 58, no. 53.
• Michel, DMG >>, no.11.2.c_2.
• Mastrocinque 2014 >>, 103, no. 266; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-331
• BnF, Médailles et Antiques