Magical gem: Anguipes (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3147
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01104
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01104
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.d_2
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
17 x 14 x 2.5 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω; whip; Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ, variants; Ἀβραξάς
Description: A upright oval, B transverse oval, both sides flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with yellow flecks (heliotrope). Intact.
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to right, standing on an Ouroboros with head at top to left. Right arm raised and bent in elbow, holding a whip, left hand holding a round shield, half hid behind the body. Inscription on the shield: ιαω → Ἰάω, around: αβραω.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ιαωσα|βαωαβρ|αξασ → Ἰάω, variant of Σαβαώθ, Ἀβραξάς.
Bibliography
Jonge, CdE, no. 1147.
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 352, no. 1104.
Michel, DMG, 3.A.1.d_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3147
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to right, standing on an Ouroboros with head at top to left. Right arm raised and bent in elbow, holding a whip, left hand holding a round shield, half hid behind the body. Inscription on the shield: ιαω → Ἰάω, around: αβραω.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ιαωσα|βαωαβρ|αξασ → Ἰάω, variant of Σαβαώθ, Ἀβραξάς.
Bibliography
Jonge, CdE, no. 1147.
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 352, no. 1104.
Michel, DMG, 3.A.1.d_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3147
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CBd-3147. 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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