Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing character, amphora and inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1449
ID-Number:
US-AA-KMA_26111
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Inventory:
26111
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 273; Michel, DMG, no. 55.5_1
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
22 x 16 x 3 mm
Iconography:
vessel: amphora; plant: branches; star; Ouroboros
A: Ouroboros, head at top to left, enclosing a six-pointed star ending in rings, and an amphora with two branches. Below, inscription in two lines: ευθε|μ → εὐθ{έ}<ή>{μ}<νει>. 'Flourish' (Bonner).
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1449
Michel, DMG, 55.5_1.
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1449
Last modified: 2019-10-28 16:23:29
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CBd-1449. 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/1449 on 09-03-2025.
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