Amulet(?) gem: Artemis of Ephesus with a male figure
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2244
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_61619
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
61619
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 22
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
23.3 x 19.5 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Artemis of Ephesus; crown: corona muralis?; jewellery: earrings; gesture, capite velato; jewellery: necklace; clothing: veil; clothing: garment; ribbon; vessel: patera; scepter, unspecified; jewellery: bracelet; clothing: mantle; modius; clothing: tunic
Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut. Lower part broken off.
A: Figure standing on the left in three-quarter view to right. Wearing a long tunic and a mantle, the figure leans on a tall sceptre, his outstretched left hand bent in elbow, holding a patera. On the right, the standing figure of Artemis of Ephesus, to front, wearing a long robe. The goddess is represented capite velato, with calathus and corona muralis(?), earrings and necklace with pendant. Her arms are extended to the sides and decorated with bracelets and fillets hanging to the ground. The palms are open to the front.
B: Plain.
(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 22.
A: Figure standing on the left in three-quarter view to right. Wearing a long tunic and a mantle, the figure leans on a tall sceptre, his outstretched left hand bent in elbow, holding a patera. On the right, the standing figure of Artemis of Ephesus, to front, wearing a long robe. The goddess is represented capite velato, with calathus and corona muralis(?), earrings and necklace with pendant. Her arms are extended to the sides and decorated with bracelets and fillets hanging to the ground. The palms are open to the front.
B: Plain.
(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 22.
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CBd-2244. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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