Magical gem: Anguipes (A) πέπτε (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1381
ID-Number:
US-AA-KMA_26196
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Inventory:
26196
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 185; Michel, DMG, no. 3.C.1.a_4
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
29 x 14 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, lion-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; rays (6)
A: Frontal view of a lion-headed (?) Anguipes in armour, facing left, six rays around the head. Whip held in the right hand, shield in the left hand, antilabe visible. A swastika below the right arm.
B: Inscription in three lines: πε|πτ|ε → πέπτε. 'Digest!'.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1381
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.6196/0000_02_6196" target="_blank">The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1381
Michel, DMG, 3.C.1.a_4. and pl. 52,2.
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CBd-1381. 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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