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

PP-ID:

PP-5020

Classification:

gem, magical

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 189

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 189

Reference Numbers:

AGD III, no. Kassel 189; Capello 1702, no. 169

Former Collections:

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

Material:

chalcedony, green to blue

Dimensions:

17.6 × 13 × 8.7 mm

Iconography:

Ouroboros; Chnoubis-sign

Yellowish green chalcedony. Transverse oval, both faces convex. Shape 4. Intact.

Side A: Ouroboros with head at top to right.
Side B: Chnoubis-sign.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 28, no. 169 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 364, pl. 156A (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 246, no. 189.

Further resources on PP-5020
• Hessen Kassel Heritage Online
• Antiquitatum Thesaurus

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2025.11.21 19:04:25

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