Magical gem: Dog-headed figure (A) vox (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2234
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_78762
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
78762
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 11
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection (?)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
12.6 x 10.6 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
figure, cynocephalus; gesture, greeting?; gesture, ithyphallic
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ
Obverse upright oval, reverse transverse oval, trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut, chipped.
A: Dog-headed(?), ityphallic figure with long tail, walking to left with arms raised.
B: Inscription in two lines: αβρα|σαξ → Ἀβρασάξ.
(Description: Chiara Ciampi - CBd. Alterations from A. Mastrocinque in SGG are based on close observation of the gem by Chiara Ciampi and Á. M. Nagy, 2015-2016).
Bibliography
SGG II, 134, Ro 11.
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CBd-2234. 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/2234 on 08-10-2024.
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