Magical gem: A man holding a snake
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CBd-Number:
CBd-2831
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2183
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.2183
References:
Chifletius–Macarius, no. XIV 60; Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 384; Mastrocinque, SGG I, 395, no. 365; Michel, DMG, no. 46.5_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 482
Former Collections:
Chifflet, Philippe (Philippus Chifletius, 1597–1657)
Material:
chalcedony, green to blue
Dimensions:
20 x 16 mm
Iconography:
figure, unidentified; bird, unspecified; snake
Divine Names & Voces:
vocales
Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. Chalcedony. Intact.
A: Man holding an outstreched snake, facing left. A bird on the top of the man's head. He is wearing a long garment with a snake motif. Anklets on both feet. Below the figure: Greek inscription and characteres in three lines: ιαιηουωυοιη|ιτθ chareacteres αι|characteres → vocales and characteres.
B: Plain.
Post-antique.
Bibliography
Chifetius–Macarius, Abraxas, XIV 60
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 384
SGG I, no. 365 (with earlier literature)
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 482
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CBd-2831. 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/2831 on 17-09-2024.
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