Talismans - Magical gem: Bird-headed figure (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical gem: Bird-headed figure (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1383

ID-Number:

US-NY-ANS_0000.999.35791

Collection:

US_New York, American Numismatic Society

Inventory:

0000.999.35791

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 187; Schwartz–Schwartz, 7; Michel, DMG, no. 16.2.a_4

Former Collections:

Newell, Edward T. Collection

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

15 x 12 x 3 mm

Iconography:

figure, bird-headed; scepter, was?; bird: eagle; clothing: kilt; hieroglyph, sa?

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

A: Bird(falcon?)-headed figure, wearing kilt, head and feet to right. Left hand raised and holding a tall scepter resembling the was-scepter, right hand holding the sa-sign (Bonner) or wreath (Schwartz - Schwartz). On the left, an eagle with spread wings. The head of the principal figure is not that of a cock, since there is no trace of a comb. It may have been intended for a hawk's head, but the rounded outline is more like that of a chick or some small bird.
B: Inscribed in two lines: [.]αμαχριε|διαντωθ - beginning of the inscription probably lost due to damage.
C: Inscribed on the edge: ρρεν.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1383
Schwartz - Schwartz on CBd-1383
http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.35791" target="_blank">The American Numismatic Society Collections database on CBd-1383

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CBd-1383. 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/1383 on 07-09-2024.