Drawing of a magical gem: Eros riding horse
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2784
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_I 2
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_I 2
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. I 2; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 330, no. 285
Former Collections:
Rascas de Bagarris, Pierre Antoine (Petrus Antonius Rescasius Bagarrius, 1562–1620)
Material:
onyx (banded); onyx, yellow to gray
Iconography:
Eros; animal: horse; gesture, greeting; crown, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
A: A horse striding to right, with a crowned, winged rider on its back (Eros). Left hand holding the bridle, right hand raised in greeting. Greek inscription around the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, I 2
SGG I, no. 285 (with earlier literature)
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, I 2
SGG I, no. 285 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2784. 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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