Talismans - Magical gem: Scorpion (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical gem: Scorpion (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1349

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.25

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.25

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 128; Michel, DMG, no. 51.1.a_6; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 571

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

jasper, yellow

Dimensions:

15.1 x 13.2 x 3 mm

Iconography:

scorpion

Divine Names & Voces:

ωρθμενχινιαμβων and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Yellow jasper. Small cracks on the surface. From Antioch, given by Prost.

A: Scorpion.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ωιθθμ|ενχινυυυι|βυυυι → variant of ωρθμενχινιαμβων (?).

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1349
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 571.

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-1349

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CBd-1349. 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/1349 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B