Magical gem: Lizard, Greek inscription (A) scorpion (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3095
ID-Number:
US_Cambridge, Harvard_1983.23
Collection:
US_Cambridge, Harvard Art Museums
Inventory:
1983.23
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 14.2_1
Former Collections:
Kelekian, Charles Dikran and Beatrice (New York)
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
18 x 15 mm
Iconography:
scorpion; animal: lizard
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, variants
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Yellow jasper. Chipped along the edges.
A: Lizard seen from above, crawling vertically upwards. Inscription around the figure: αλβλανχ?]θ[αν]αλβλ → variant of the Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.
B: Scorpion seen from above, crawling to top.
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 14.2_1.
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/289207" target="_blank">The Harvard Art Museums database on CBd-3095
A: Lizard seen from above, crawling vertically upwards. Inscription around the figure: αλβλανχ?]θ[αν]αλβλ → variant of the Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.
B: Scorpion seen from above, crawling to top.
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 14.2_1.
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/289207" target="_blank">The Harvard Art Museums database on CBd-3095
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CBd-3095. 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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