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Amulet(?) gem: Artemis of Ephesus
CBd-Number:
CBd-2245
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_S.N. 178
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
S.N. 178
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 23
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
15.8 x 12.6 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
calathus; gesture, capite velato; clothing: veil; Artemis of Ephesus; clothing: garment; ribbon; animal: deers (2)
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀγαθῆ Τύχη
Upright oval gem with trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut, both faces flat. Lower left side damaged.
A: The goddess Artemis, to front, wearing a long robe, calathus and a veil. Artemis is represented capite velato, her arms extended to the sides, with fillets hanging to the ground. Below the arms, two deers in profile, facing outwards (nothing is left of the animal on the left). Inscription around the figure in mirror writing (the remains of the last letter, an η, are under the outstreched right arm of the goddess): αγαθητυχη → Ἀγαθὴ Τύχη (or ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ?). 
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, 138-139, Ro 23.

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CBd-2245. 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/2245 on 08-02-2025.

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Credits by Attilio Mastrocinque

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