Amulet(?) gem: Καλλιάνασσα
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2257
ID-Number:
IT-Roma-MNR_106419
Collection:
IT_Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Medagliere
Inventory:
106419
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ro 40
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
14 x 12.2 x 3.7 mm
Divine Names & Voces:
Καλλιάνασσα
Transverse oval gem with trapezoid section, edge diagonally cut, obverse slightly convex.
A: Greek inscription in three lines: καλ|λια|νασσα → Καλλιάνασσα. Possibly a personal name or reference to a Nereid.
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, 144, Ro 40.
A: Greek inscription in three lines: καλ|λια|νασσα → Καλλιάνασσα. Possibly a personal name or reference to a Nereid.
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, 144, Ro 40.
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CBd-2257. 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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