Magical gem: Ouroboros with vox and characteres
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2255
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_78760
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
78760
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 35
Former Collections:
Castellani Collection
Material:
onyx, yellow to gray
Dimensions:
15.5 x 12.1 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Transverse oval gem with trapezoid section. The obverse is flat, the reverse slightly convex. Without damage.
A: Ouroboros with head at top to right, encircling two lines of inscription: the first consisting of characteres, the second: ζχζεχε → unidentified vox.
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, 143, Ro 35.
A: Ouroboros with head at top to right, encircling two lines of inscription: the first consisting of characteres, the second: ζχζεχε → unidentified vox.
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, 143, Ro 35.
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CBd-2255. 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/2255 on 16-09-2024.
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