Magical gem: Eros (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2243
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_61615
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
61615
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 21
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
10.3 x 8.1 x 3.1 mm
Iconography:
Eros; weapon: bow; object, unidentified; torch, burning; weapon: quiver
Divine Names & Voces:
Εὐλαμω
Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut. Without damage.
A: Three-quarter view of a winged Eros, head to right. The figure is nude, with the strap of the quiver visible on his chest (?), right arm raised, left hand extended and holding an unidentified object (Mastrocinque: butterfly?), below, on the ground, a bow. To the left of the figure, also on the ground, a burning torch.
B: Inscription in six lines: ευλαμω|υλαμω|λαμω|αμω|μω||ω→ Εὐλαμω in pterygoma form.
(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, 138, Ro 21.
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CBd-2243. 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/2243 on 16-09-2024.
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