Magical gem in a modern gold mount: Anguipes (A) Ἰάω (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2482
ID-Number:
AT-Wien-KM_IX B 1569
Collection:
AT_Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Inventory:
IX B 1569
References:
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III, 2238; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.b_11
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
12 x 9.3 (si.O.) x 2.9 mm
Dating:
2nd c. AD (Zwierlein-Diehl)
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; stars (2); whip
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
Description: Upright oval and flat. Shape 8. Dark green jasper, lower left part missing. Set in a modern gold ring.
Purchased in 1865.
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to right. Right hand raised and holding a whip, left hand holding a shield, porpax and antilabe visible. Above and to the left of the figure, two eight-pointed stars.
B: Greek inscription: ιαω → Ἰάω.
Bibliography
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III on CBd-2482
Michel, DMG, 3.A.1.b_11.
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CBd-2482. 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/2482 on 09-03-2025.
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