Magical gem: Scorpion, voces (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-26
ID-Number:
It-FiMAN_72542
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
72542
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Lu 2
Former Collections:
Remedi, Angelo (Sarzana, 1806–1889)
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
19 x 15 x 3 mm
Iconography:
scorpion
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Place of discovery:
Luni, Italy (ancient Luna)
Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Red jasper. Intact. Acquired in 1883 from the collection of Angelo Remedi di Sarzana, found at the excavation of Luni.
A: Scorpion with a Greek inscription above and below: υψπλεω|διαχθι → unidentified voces.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: βαρωχθα|αθαραχθ|ισ → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
SGG II, 81, Lu 2.
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CBd-26. 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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