Magical gem: Nike with three figures in a boat
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2023
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_9931
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
9931
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 47
Former Collections:
Berlin, Antiquarium
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
21 x 15.5 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
3rd–5th c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
wreath; boat; figures, unidentified (3); Nike; rudder
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ, variants
A: Four figures sitting inside a boat with four oars and high stern. From left to right: Nike, two figures with a big wreath between them, and a standing figure. Above, inscription in three lines: σαβαω|αβρασαξ|ιαω → Σαβαώ, Ἀβρασάξ, Ἰάω.
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Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2023
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Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2023
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