Magical gem: Crab-like scarab, circle enclosing letters (A) voces, characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2212
ID-Number:
IT-Napoli-MAN_27038/1193
Collection:
IT_Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
27038/1193
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Na 27
Former Collections:
Farnese Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
40.5 x 30.1 x 7 mm (Nagy)
Iconography:
crab; object, unidentified
A: Inscription in nine lines, including letters and characteres.
B: Crab-like scarab from above, crawling to top. Above the scarab, a circle with a u-shaped appendix at the bottom, enclosing eight letters and characteres.
Bibliography
SGG II, 95, Na 27.
B: Crab-like scarab from above, crawling to top. Above the scarab, a circle with a u-shaped appendix at the bottom, enclosing eight letters and characteres.
Bibliography
SGG II, 95, Na 27.
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CBd-2212. 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/2212 on 09-05-2025.
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