Talismans - Amulet(?) gem: Artemis of Ephesus (A) surface divided into squares (B)

Amulet(?) gem: Artemis of Ephesus (A) surface divided into squares (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1000

ID-Number:

GB-BM-MMEu_G 8, EA 56008

Collection:

GB_London, The British Museum

Inventory:

G 8 (EA 56008)

References:

Michel, BM, no. 641

Former Collections:

Eastwood, George

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

25 x 24 x 6 mm

Dating:

17th c. AD (Michel)

Iconography:

Artemis of Ephesus; clothing: garment; plant: stalks of grain; ribbon; clothing: veil; scorpions (2); jewellery: earrings; animal: deers (2)

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A: Artemis of Ephesus to front, standing on a small mound, wearing a long robe, arms stretched out to the sides and holding tall stalks of grain. Head veiled, earrings visible. On the two sides: scorpions from above, crawling diagonally to top; below, deers in profile, looking back to the goddess.
B: Four squares patterned with diagonal lines.

Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-1000
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=61006&partid=1&searchText=Michel+2001+641&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1" target="_blank">The British Museum Collection database on CBd-1000

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CBd-1000. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy. Retrieved from: cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/1000 on 24-04-2025.