Drawing of a magical gem: Bird with rays, Greek inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2788
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_IV 17
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_IV 17
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. IV 17; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 225, no. 133.
Former Collections:
Albert Collection
Material:
jasper, green and red
Iconography:
phoenix; star; rays (7)
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales
A: A bird (phoenix?) standing to right, with seven rays arpund the head. Greek inscription around the animal: ηουω → vocales. An eight-pointed star to the left of the bird's head, below: character (?).
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, IV 17
SGG I, no. 133 (with earlier literature)
B: Insufficient information.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, IV 17
SGG I, no. 133 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2788. 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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