Magical gem: Crescent and star (A) Greek inscription (A-B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2029
ID-Number:
DE-Berlin-Aeg_12385
Collection:
DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum
Inventory:
12385
References:
Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 53; Michel, DMG, no. 55.6_1
Former Collections:
Stosch, Philipp von, Collection
Material:
glass, blue
Dimensions:
15 x 10 x 2.5 mm
Dating:
1st–3rd c. AD (H. Philipp)
Iconography:
star; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; voces, unidentified
A: Large crescent, open to top, with an eight-pointed star above. Inscription below the crescent: ιστε[..]α → unidentified vox.
B: Inscription: αβρασ[α]ξ → Ἀβρασ[ά]ξ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2029
Michel, DMG, 55.6_1.
Images
Cast of CBd-2029 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
B: Inscription: αβρασ[α]ξ → Ἀβρασ[ά]ξ.
Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2029
Michel, DMG, 55.6_1.
Images
Cast of CBd-2029 obverse in the Gem Impressions Collection of Cornell University Library
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CBd-2029. 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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