Drawing of a magical gem: Two standing figures (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2819
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_XII 46
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_XII 46
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. XII 46; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 196, no. 83.
Former Collections:
Hörwarth / Herwart von Hohenburg, Hans Georg (Ioannes Georgius Herwartius, 1553–1622)
Dating:
post-antique
Iconography:
figure, unidentified; zodiac cycle-05, Leo; zodiac cycle-02, Taurus; scepter, with bird on the top; figure, jackal-headed?; bird, unspecified; scepter, unspecified; plant (all types); weapon: dagger; weapon: armour; zodiac cycle-09, Sagittarius
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
A: On the left, a standing figure, facing right. The figure wears a kilt and a winged (?) cap. Left hand raised and holding a scepter with a bird on the top, right hand holding a stalks of grain (?). A jackal-headed figure (Anubis) on the right side of the field, facing left. The figure wears a kilt, left hand holding a torch (?), right hand holding an unidentified object. Between the gods, at the height of the legs Greek inscription in three lines: ιαω|φσρεν|φερω → Ἰάω φ{σ}<έ>ρ’ ἕν φέρω. 'Ἰάω fetch one, I am fetching it.' (Translation based on CBd-2191.)
B: Characteres and symbols in three lines, including planetary and zodiacal signs (Taurus, Saturnus, Sagittarius, Sol and Leo).
For a gem designed after this piece in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, see CBd-2191. A similar piece is preserved in the Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst in Munich, see CBd-323.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XII 46
SGG I, no. 83 (with earlier literature)
B: Characteres and symbols in three lines, including planetary and zodiacal signs (Taurus, Saturnus, Sagittarius, Sol and Leo).
For a gem designed after this piece in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, see CBd-2191. A similar piece is preserved in the Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst in Munich, see CBd-323.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XII 46
SGG I, no. 83 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2819. 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/2819 on 17-09-2024.
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