Drawing of a magical gem: Jackal-headed figure on throne, crab
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2821
ID-Number:
Wu_Ex Chifletius–Macarius_XII 48
Collection:
Int_Whereabouts unknown
Inventory:
Chifletius–Macarius_XII 48
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. XII 48; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 195, no. 80.
Former Collections:
Pignoria, Lorenzo (Laurentius Pignorius, Padova 1571–1631)
Iconography:
throne; figure, male; figure, jackal-headed?; crab; thunderbolt; gesture, lying; pedestal
A: A jackal-headed figure sitting on a throne placed on a pedestal, with legs crossed, to right. Right arm bent in elbow, left arm not visible. A thunderbolt in the middle of the field; to right: a recumbent nude figure, and a crab crawling to right.
B: Insufficient information.
The drawing was made after a cast.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XII 48
SGG I, no. 80 (with earlier literature)
B: Insufficient information.
The drawing was made after a cast.
Bibliography
Chifletius–Macarius, Abraxas, XII 48
SGG I, no. 80 (with earlier literature)
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CBd-2821. 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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