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Magical celt from the Pergamon 'Zaubergerät': Greek inscription and characteres (A-B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-1852
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Ant_Misc. 8612,1
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung
Inventory:
Misc. 8612,1
References:
Wünsch 1905, 10
Material:
stone, brown to black
Dimensions:
height: 112 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Wünsch)
Place of discovery:
Pergamon, Lower Town, 1897
A: Within an incised circle, inscription around, encompassing nineteen lines of inscription and characteres.
B: Eleven lines of inscription and characteres.
Inscription identical with that of CBd-1861 (Wünsch). 

Bibliography
Wünsch 1905, no. 10, fig. 18, 20.
Bevilacqua 2001
Mastrocinque 2002
Gordon 2002
Dzwiza 2011
Further bibliography, description and images available in the 'Antike Bronzen in Berlin' database.


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CBd-1852. 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/1852 on 18-11-2024.

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