Talismans - Magical gem: Helios riding lion, mummy, female figure (A) Ἰάω (B)

Magical gem: Helios riding lion, mummy, female figure (A) Ἰάω (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1402

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.11

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.11

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 212; Michel, DMG, no. 37.A.3.b_5; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 53

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

17.7 x 13.5 x 3.9 mm

Iconography:

rays (3); clothing: mantle; animal: lion; figure, female; clothing: garment; gesture, hand raised to mouth; mummy; gesture, greeting; Helios

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Small chip at the right edge of side A. Acquired in Athens.

A: Helios on the back of a roaring lion, crowned with three rays and wearing a mantle, left hand raised in greeting. The lion tramples a mummy, and faces a female figure in a long garment, with right hand raised to mouth.
B: ιαω → Ἰάω.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1402
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-1402

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-1402

Last modified: 2019-11-08 22:18:14

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/1402

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CBd-1402. 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/1402 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B