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A wonderful magical gem
Lot 3266
ROMAN. Circa 3rd century.
Gnostic Amulet (Gold, 13x19 mm, 1.07 g), chalcedony gem set into a gold pendant. XNOVBIC Coiled, radiate and lion-headed Chnoubis serpent to the left.
Rev.
OCOV Chnoubis sign. Cf. Bonner 89. Delatte/Derchain 57. Michel, British Museum 314. A wonderful magical gem in its ancient setting. Extremely fine.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.
The Chnoubis serpent represents the highest solar divinity. He is usually represented as a serpent with a radiate lion's head facing left, his lower body coiled up (alluding to the Agathodaimon). The seven rays radiating from his head represent the seven planets. The lion-headed serpent appears as the first Decan in the sign of Leo in the text of Hermes Trismegistus. He was associated with the stomach and amulets bearing his image and sign would therefore have had medicinal effects against all ailments of the stomach and the digestive system more broadly. Furthermore, the Chnoubis serpent was the main deity of the gnostic sect of the Ophites, who equated Chnoubis with the Demiurge.
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100 CHF
Hammer price:
1500 CHF
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Closing time:
16-Aug-21, 12:57:30
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Web Auction 23
Lots 3001-4610
closes 22 August 2022
starting at 12 pm CEST
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Web Auctions 20 & 21 postponed to 16-19 July 2022
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Web Auction 20 | 16 - 18 July 2022
Part I(Lots 110 - 1309) closes Saturday, 16 July 2022, starting at 12:54 pm CEST
Part II(Lots 1310 - 2606) closes Sunday, 17 July 2022, starting at 12 pm CEST
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Lots 4001 - 5468 close Tuesday, 19 July 2022, starting at 10 am CEST
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