Moss agate gem: Chnoubis (A) Chnoubis-sign, Χνουμίς (B)

PP-ID:

PP-5008

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 168

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 168

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 11.2.b_17; AGD III, no. Kassel 168; Capello 1702, no. 30

Former Collections:

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

Material:

moss agate (white and green)

Dimensions:

12.3 × 9.6 × 4.8 mm

Iconography:

Chnoubis, lion-headed; rays (11)

Divine Names & Voces:

Χνουμίς

Moss agate gem, side A upright, side B transverse oval, both convex. Intact.

Side A: Lion-headed Chnoubis in profile to left, head surrounded with eleven rays.
Side B: Large Chnoubis-sign. Below, Greek inscription in two lines: χνουμι|σ → Χνουμίς.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 6, no. 30 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 361, pl. 151B (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 239, no. 168.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 11.2.b_17.