Talismans - Magical gem: αιαναγβα-logos (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical gem: αιαναγβα-logos (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-1543

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.37

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.37

References:

Bonner, SMA D. 396; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 692

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

stone, brown to black

Dimensions:

21 x 19 x 3.5 mm

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; Σισίννιος

Logoi:

αιαναγβα-logos and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown stone. Strongly abraded.

A: Greek inscription in four lines: σαλα|μαζα|βαμεαλ|ζα → variant of the αιαναγβα-logos.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: σιννι|ενθαδ|ε̣κατοι̣|κ̣ει → Σισίννιος ἐνθάδε κατοικεῖ 'Here lives Σισίννιος.'

Bibliography
Bonner, SMA on CBd-1543
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 692.

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CBd-1543. 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/1543 on 09-05-2025.

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Notes Side A and B