Magical gem: Ouroboros, characteres, vocales (A) vocales (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1720
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M064
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M064
References:
Michel 2001, no. 105; Michel, DMG, no. 28.13.a_13
Material:
carnelian (colour unspecified)
Dimensions:
13 x 17.9 x 3.9 mm
Dating:
3rd–5th c. AD? (Michel)
Iconography:
Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales
A: Ouroboros with head at top to right, enclosing characteres (a six-pointed star and two Z-signs) and an inscription in two lines: αηιεηιουωηιη → vocales.
B: Inscribed in two lines: αη|ιεη → vocales.
C: Inscribed around the edge: ιηεουω → vocales.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1720
B: Inscribed in two lines: αη|ιεη → vocales.
C: Inscribed around the edge: ιηεουω → vocales.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1720
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CBd-1720. 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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