Magical gem: Anguipes (A) Greek inscription, crescent, star, characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2240
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_78778
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
78778
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 17
Material:
agate, green to grey
Dimensions:
16.9 x 12 x 1.9 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: shield; whip?; star; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, edge rounded.
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes, head to left. Right hand holding a large shield, inscribed with: ιαω → Ἰάω. Whip(?) held in the left hand. Above the cock-head and below the snake's legs, three-three characteres.
B: Above: Inscription in two lines, from right to left: ι|αω → Ἰάω. Below, three characteres and a lying crescent with a six-pointed star.
(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, 136, Ro 17.
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CBd-2240. 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/2240 on 08-10-2024.
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