Magical gem: Cynocephalus (A) ηλιαμβρω (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-1774
ID-Number:
US-NY-ANS_Schwartz 27
Collection:
US_New York, American Numismatic Society
Inventory:
Schwartz 27
References:
Schwartz–Schwartz, 27; Michel, DMG, no. 36.1.b_3
Material:
jasper, yellow
Iconography:
animal: cynocephalus; plant: palm branch; stars (2); uraeus
Divine Names & Voces:
ηλιαμβρω and variants
A: A tailless cynocephalus squatting to left, with a uraeus serpent coiling to left on its head. Behind the head, a palm branch, with its frond emerging in front of the muzzle. Below the chin, and behind the neck, six-pointed stars.
B: Inscribed in two lines: ηλι|αμβρω → ηλιαμβρω.
Bibliography
Schwartz - Schwartz on CBd-1774
B: Inscribed in two lines: ηλι|αμβρω → ηλιαμβρω.
Bibliography
Schwartz - Schwartz on CBd-1774
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CBd-1774. 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/1774 on 17-09-2024.
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Credits from Schwartz - Schwartz 1979
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