Chrysoprase gem: Chnoubis-sign (A), Chnoubis (B)
Green chrysoprase gem; both faces upright oval, side A slightly convex, side B flat. 
Found in grave T30 of the cemetery on Agios Konstantinos Hill, together with vessels and coins dated from the turn of the 1st–2nd century AD to the mid-3rd century AD. The gem was discovered "on the skull of one of the burials" (Papastathopoulou 2025, 444).
The gem is of particular interest because it was found intact within a closed context, suggesting that it was not set in a mount, or at least not in an archaeologically recognisable form.
Side A: In the middle of the field, Choubis-sign. Around the edge, Greek inscription: σορροορμερριοφεργαρ[βαρ]μαγρο; above and below the Choubis-sign: υρι|νγσ → variant of σοροορ-logos.
Side B: Chnoubis with lion-head in profile to the left, head encircled with 12 rays. In front of its nose, two strokes (breathing fire?). On its two sides and below: χν ο|υμι → Χνούμι(ς).
A. Papastathopoulou
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025
Selected bibliography
• Papastathopoulou 2025 >> (likely belonged to a woman).
Commentary
• The end of the σοροορ-logos (υριγξ) is spelt on the gem as it is pronounced: υρινγς.
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