Talismans - Magical gem: Mithras tauroctonos, vox (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

Magical gem: Mithras tauroctonos, vox (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1316

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.2

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.2

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 69; Michel, DMG, no. 38.1_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 414

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

serpentine (green to black)

Dimensions:

33 x 25 x 6 mm

Iconography:

figure, male; torch; weapon: knife; rays; animal: dog; scorpion; snakes (2); animal: bull; clothing: tunic; Mithras

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome; Φρῆ and variants

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black serpentine. Half missing.

A: Mithras slaying a bull with a knife, his head crowned with rays. Below the bull, a scorpion; a dog and a snake drinks the blood of the bull. On the right, a male figure in a short tunic, holding a torch. Below the scene: a snake. Beside Mithras' head: [φρ]ην → variant of Φρῆ.
B: Greek inscription: αβλαναθ[αναλβα] → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1316
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-1316

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-1316

Last modified: 2019-10-21 21:01:45

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/1316

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CBd-1316. 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/1316 on 18-11-2024.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B