Talismans - Magical gem in a modern silver ring: Cock-headed figure with palm branch

Magical gem in a modern silver ring: Cock-headed figure with palm branch

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2101

ID-Number:

DE-Berlin-Aeg_9861

Collection:

DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum

Inventory:

9861

References:

Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 146; Michel, DMG, no. 24.3.b_7

Former Collections:

Stosch, Philipp von, Collection

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

22.5 x 17.5 x 3 mm

Dating:

turn of the 2nd–3rd c. AD (H. Philipp)

Iconography:

figure, cock-headed; weapon: armour; plant: palm branch; money bag

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

A: Cock-headed figure in armour, standing to left, right hand holding a money-bag (?), left hand supporting a palm branch. Inscribed on either side of the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Hidden.

Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2101
Michel, DMG, 24.3.b_7.

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CBd-2101. 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/2101 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits by Margarete Büsing

Notes from Philipp, Mira et Magica