Magical gem: Anguipes (A) Hecate (B) child with lions (C)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1689
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M001
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M001
References:
Michel 2001, no. 61; Michel, DMG, no. 21.2.b_6
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
69 x 15 x 13 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; Hecate; figure, male; animal: lions (2); gesture, hand raised to mouth
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified; Σαβαώθ, variants; Μιχαήλ
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to right. Right hand raised high and holding a whip, left hand holding a shield. Inscription in three lines: ιαωσαβαω[- - -]|[- - - ]|μιχαηλ → Ἰάω, Σαβαώ, unidentified voces, Μιχαήλ.
B: Hecate trimorph to front, surrounded with characteres.
C: Figure of a child with hand raised to mouth, flanked by two lions in profile, striding towards him.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1689
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CBd-1689. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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