Talismans - Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing three characteres and inscription

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Magical gem: Ouroboros enclosing three characteres and inscription

CBd-Number:

CBd-1465

ID-Number:

US-AA-KMA_26153

Collection:

US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Inventory:

26153

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 286; Michel, DMG, no. 28.4.a_18

Material:

sard (brown)

Dimensions:

20 x 16 x 5 mm

Iconography:

Ouroboros

Logoi:

αιαναγβα-logos and variants

A: Ouroboros, head at top to left, enclosing three characteres and the inscription: σαλαμαξα|βαμεαζα → part of αιαναγβα-logos. For the 'salamaxa'-formule, see Giannobile 2002, 176 and fig. 11f.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1465
Michel, DMG, 28.4.a_18.
The Kelsey Museum Artifacts Database on CBd-1465

Last modified: 2014-09-22 21:58:30

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CBd-1465. 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/1465 on 09-03-2025.

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