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

PP-ID:

PP-332

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

FR-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.333

Collection:

Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Collection Inventory:

Schlumberger.333

Reference Numbers:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 54; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 253; Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.a_29; CBd, no. 332

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

prase (green)

Dimensions:

17.5 × 14 × 3 mm

Iconography:

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

Divine Names & Voces:

Χνουβίς

Light green prase gem. Side A upright, side B transverse oval, both flat, rounded edges. (Shape 8c–9c). Intact.

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

Selected bibliography
• Delatte–Derchain 1964 >>, 58, no. 54.
• Michel, DMG >>, 11.2.a_29.
• Mastrocinque 2014 >>, 100, no. 253; click here for the full-text excerpt.

Further resources on PP-332
• BnF, Médailles et Antiques