Magical gem: Psyche bound
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1726
ID-Number:
DE-Hamburg-Skoluda_M027
Collection:
DE_Hamburg, Skoluda Collection
Inventory:
M027
References:
Michel 2001, no. 112; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.a_13
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
17.6 x 11.8 x 1.1 mm
Dating:
2nd–3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
clothing: garment; column; gesture, arms tied; griffin; Psyche bound; wheel
A: Psyche (Michel: Eros?) standing in a long robe, with hands bound to a pillar, topped by a griffin with paw resting on a wheel. Inscribed on the right, from top to bottom: δικαιωσ → δικαίως. 'Justly'.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1726
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Michel 2001 on CBd-1726
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CBd-1726. 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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