Magical gem: Helios (A) Ἰάω (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2334
ID-Number:
US-Malibu-Getty_82.AN.162.76
Collection:
US_Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum
Inventory:
82.AN.162.76
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 22.4.a_6
Material:
quartz, smoky
Dimensions:
13 x 11 mm
Iconography:
Helios; rays (4); quadriga; gesture, greeting; anchor; whip?
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval. Rutilated quartz (chrysothrix). Intact.
A: Helios standing to front in the quadriga, his head surrounded by four rays. Left hand raised in greeting, right hand holding a whip (?). Two of the horses turn left, two right, the heads of the pole horses facing each other. Under the chariot: anchor.
B: ιαω → Ἰάω.
/Description: Jeffrey Spier – CBd/
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 22.4.a_6
Thoresen 2011
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online on CBd-2334
A: Helios standing to front in the quadriga, his head surrounded by four rays. Left hand raised in greeting, right hand holding a whip (?). Two of the horses turn left, two right, the heads of the pole horses facing each other. Under the chariot: anchor.
B: ιαω → Ἰάω.
/Description: Jeffrey Spier – CBd/
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 22.4.a_6
Thoresen 2011
The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online on CBd-2334
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CBd-2334. 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/2334 on 09-03-2025.
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