Talismans - Magical gem: Gorgoneion and double-headed snake, Greek inscription (A)

Magical gem: Gorgoneion and double-headed snake, Greek inscription (A)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-2130

ID-Number:

DE-Berlin-Aeg_9809

Collection:

DE_Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum

Inventory:

9809

References:

Philipp, Mira et Magica, no. 175

Former Collections:

Stosch, Philipp von, Collection

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

24 x 20 x 6 mm

Dating:

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

Iconography:

Gorgoneion; snake, double-headed

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; vocales, αεηιουω

A: Double-headed snake, both heads to right. In the centre, a Gorgoneion. Inscription above: αεηιουω → the Greek vowel series; below: αρχεντεχθα (see Philipp).
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Philipp, Mira et Magica on CBd-2130

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CBd-2130. 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/2130 on 01-12-2024.