Magical gem: Snake-headed figure on globe (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2241
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_78771
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
78771
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 19
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
17.4 x 15.2 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
figure, bird-legged; plant: branch; globus; figure, snake-headed; weapon: spear
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων
Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut. Edge chipped off at three places.
A: Snake-headed (Mastrocinque: bird-headed) figure with bird-feet standing on a globe, head to left. Both arms raised high and bent in elbow, right hand holding a branch, left hand holding a spear (or perhaps an arrow). Inscription in the free field, on the left from bottom to top: ιαω → Ἰάω; on the right from top to bottom: εαω.
B: Inscribed in three lines: αγα|θωδε|μονι → Ἀγαθῷ Δ<αί>μονι (ἀγαθῷ δ<αί>μονι?).
(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, 136-137, Ro 19.
A: Snake-headed (Mastrocinque: bird-headed) figure with bird-feet standing on a globe, head to left. Both arms raised high and bent in elbow, right hand holding a branch, left hand holding a spear (or perhaps an arrow). Inscription in the free field, on the left from bottom to top: ιαω → Ἰάω; on the right from top to bottom: εαω.
B: Inscribed in three lines: αγα|θωδε|μονι → Ἀγαθῷ Δ<αί>μονι (ἀγαθῷ δ<αί>μονι?).
(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, 136-137, Ro 19.
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CBd-2241. 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/2241 on 01-12-2024.
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