Amulet pendant: Bust of Sarapis (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1288
ID-Number:
US-AA-KMA_26037
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Inventory:
26037
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 21; Michel, DMG, no. 45.3.d_1
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
23 x 18 x 3 mm
Iconography:
modius; Sarapis; star; bird: eagle; moon, crescent; clothing, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἶσις
A: Bust of Sarapis, head in profile to left, crowned with a calathus. In front of the bust, an eight-pointed star. Below, an eagle with outstreched wings. Perforation just behind the modius.
B: Inscribed in three lines: νικ|αηε|ισισ → νικᾷ ἡ Εἶσις, "Isis is victorious!"
B: Inscribed in three lines: νικ|αηε|ισισ → νικᾷ ἡ Εἶσις, "Isis is victorious!"
Pierced through at the top, behind the modius.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1288
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1288
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CBd-1288. 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/1288 on 14-09-2024.
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