Magical gem: Solomon spearing Lilith (A) σφραγὶς θεοῦ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2181
ID-Number:
US-AA-SCL_Bonner F
Collection:
US_Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Library
Inventory:
SCL-Bonner F
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 44.1.b_15
Material:
haematite (black)
Iconography:
Solomon; animal: horse; weapon: spear; star; rays; clothing: tunic; clothing: mantle; gesture, defensive; Lilith; shoes: boots
Divine Names & Voces:
Σολομών
A: Rider on a rearing horse to right (Solomon), wearing tunic, mantle and boots, and spearing a woman lying on the ground, hands raised in a defensive gesture. In front of Solomon's head, a six-pointed star, his head crowned with rays. Inscribed around the edge: [. . .]ομων → [Σολ]ομών.
B: Inscribed in three lines: σφρ|αγισ|θεου → σφραγὶς θεοῦ. 'Seal of God.'
Bibliography
Unpublished.
Images
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/slideF.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of A in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
http://www.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/hsl/Frev.JPEG" target="_blank">Image of B in the Amulet Collection of the Special Collections Library
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CBd-2181. 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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