Magical gem: Gorgoneion (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2333
ID-Number:
US-Malibu-Getty_81.AN.106.1
Collection:
US_Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum
Inventory:
81.AN.106.1
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 18.1.a_5
Material:
magnetite (black)
Dimensions:
height: 18 mm
Iconography:
Gorgoneion
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both sides flat. Shape 8–9. Magnetite. Intact.
A: Gorgoneion with two snakes rearing their heads from her hair, below, small wings.
B: βεινι|κιανηυπ|οτατον|φηλικα|ιαω.→ Ἰάω, voces?
C: Characteres.
/Description: Jeffrey Spier – CBd/
Bibliography
Michel, DMG,18.1.a_5.
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online on CBd-2333
A: Gorgoneion with two snakes rearing their heads from her hair, below, small wings.
B: βεινι|κιανηυπ|οτατον|φηλικα|ιαω.→ Ἰάω, voces?
C: Characteres.
/Description: Jeffrey Spier – CBd/
Bibliography
Michel, DMG,18.1.a_5.
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online on CBd-2333
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CBd-2333. 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/2333 on 23-05-2022.
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