Drawing of a magical gem: Anguipes, a figure on its head (A) Ἰάω, Ἀβρασάξ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2748
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_XXIII 95
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_XXIII 95
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. XXIII 95; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 285, no. 228
Former Collections:
Pignoria, Lorenzo (Laurentius Pignorius, Padova 1571–1631)
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: spear; weapon: shield; whip; clothing: kilt; weapon: helmet; figure, male
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to left. Left hand raised high and holding a whip, right hand hid behind an oval shield. A figure standing in three-quarter view on the head of the Anguipes. He is wearing a kilt and a helmet, left hand lowered beside the body and holding a shield seen from the side, right hand holding a spear. Letters below the figure, in mirror-writing: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Inscription in two lines: ιαωα|βρασαξ → Ἰάω, Ἄβρασαξ.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XXIII 95
SGG I, no. 228 (with earlier literature)
B: Inscription in two lines: ιαωα|βρασαξ → Ἰάω, Ἄβρασαξ.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XXIII 95
SGG I, no. 228 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2748. 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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