Talismans - Magical gem: Helios riding lion (A) anagramma for Ἰάω (B)

Magical gem: Helios riding lion (A) anagramma for Ἰάω (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3128

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.337

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger.337

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 313; Michel, DMG, no. 22.3.a_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 51

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

18 x 14 x 3 mm

Iconography:

animal: lion; star; rays (6); object, unidentified; gesture, greeting; Helios

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; Ἰάω, variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Surface scratched, otherwise intact.

A: Helios riding a lion, facing right, crowned with six rays, raising his left hand in greeting and holding an unindentified object (Mastrocinque: key?) in his right hand. There is a five-pointed star above the head of the lion.
B: ιαω|αιω → Ἰάω, anagramma for Ἰάω.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 313
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3128

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3128

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CBd-3128. 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/3128 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B