Magical gem: Bust of Selene (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2246
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_78768
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
78768
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 24
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
15.6 x 12.1 x 2.9 mm
Iconography:
Selene; torch, burning; moon, crescent; clothing: mantle; headband; clothing: tunic
Obverse upright oval, reverse transverse oval, trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut. Minor damaged area on the edge.
A: Bust of Selene in profile to left, her hair in a bun, head crowned with a crescent, left hand holding a burning torch.
B: Characteres in two lines.
(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 I, 35, fig. 7.
SGG II, 139, Ro 24.
A: Bust of Selene in profile to left, her hair in a bun, head crowned with a crescent, left hand holding a burning torch.
B: Characteres in two lines.
(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 I, 35, fig. 7.
SGG II, 139, Ro 24.
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CBd-2246. 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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