Milky white chalcedony gem: Chnoubis, Χνουμίς (A) Chnoubis-sign (B)

PP-ID:

PP-5007

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 167

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 167

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 160; AGD III, no. Kassel 167; Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.b_5

Former Collections:

Patin, Charles (Paris, 1633 – Padua, 1693); Capello, Antonio (Venice, 1652–1729); Karl, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (Kassel, 1654–1730)

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

14.7 × 11.2 × 5.4 mm

Iconography:

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

Divine Names & Voces:

Χνουμίς

Milky white chalcedony. Side A upright, side B transverse oval, both convex. (Shape 4). Intact.

Side A: Lion-headed Chnoubis to left, with seven rays around the head. Greek inscription on the left, running from top to bottom: χνουμισ → Χνουμίς.
Side B: Chnoubis-sign.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 26, no. 160 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 361, pl. 151E (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 239, no. 167.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 11.2.b_5.