Magical gem in a modern gold mount: Scorpion and star (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2500
ID-Number:
AT-Wien-KM_IX B 1225
Collection:
AT_Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Inventory:
IX B 1225
References:
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III, 2256; Michel, DMG, no. 51.1.b_5
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
15.3 x 12.5 (si.O.) x 2.6 mm
Dating:
2nd c. AD (Zwierlein-Diehl)
Iconography:
scorpion; star; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales, αεηιουω
Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8–9. Yellowish brown jasper. Set in a modern gold mount with a revolving bezel.
Purchased in 1807 through Agnello, from Egypt.
A: Scorpion seen from above, head to top. Between the claws, an eight-pointed star, on the tail a crescent.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: αεηι|ουω → the Greek vowel series.
Bibliography
Zwierlein-Diehl, AGWien III on CBd-2500
Michel, DMG, 51.1.b_5.
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CBd-2500. 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/2500 on 19-05-2022.
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