Magical gem: Anguipes, voces (A) voces and characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1374
ID-Number:
US-NY-ANS_0000.999.35775
Collection:
US_New York, American Numismatic Society
Inventory:
0000.999.35775
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 175; Schwartz–Schwartz, 4; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.3.h_3
Former Collections:
Newell, Edward T. Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
18 x 14 x 2 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: shield; weapon: armour; solar disk; scarabs (2); gesture, ithyphallic; gesture, greeting; clothing: mantle; animal: cynocephalus; whip
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
A: Frontal view of the cock-headed Anguipes in armour and mantle, head to right. Right hand raised high and holding a whip, left hand bent in elbow and holding a round shield. Below: ithyphallic baboon standing in profile to left, with paws raised in greeting, and solar disk on the head, between two scarabs seen from above, crawling to top. Inscription around, beginning at bottom left: ιαωνουβαζαονουκογαωιαιαωυφονβαν; at bottom: ιαω → voces including Ἰάω.
B: Four lines of letters and characteres. In the last line: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1374
Schwartz - Schwartz on CBd-1374
The American Numismatic Society Collections database on CBd-1374
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CBd-1374. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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