Magical gem: Eros and Aphrodite anadyomene, Greek inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3150
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01107
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01107
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.c_2
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
23 x 16.5 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene; Eros; torch, burning
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified; Δαμναμενεύς
Logoi:
μασκελλι-logos
Description: Upright oval, side A flat. Shape 9. Haematite. Intact.
A: Plain.
B: Winged Eros on the right, in his left hand a burning torch. On the left, Aphrodite stands to right, nude, wringing her hair. Inscription around the figure of Eros: δαμναμενευε → Δαμναμενεύ (in vocative form?). Below, Greek inscription in nine lines: μασκελλει|μασκελλωφν|μυκενταξαξι|αωραωοω||δαμασατεμ|ασανφνυχνι|μιτηνδ|φιν|ιια → μασκελλι-logos, unknown voces including Ἰάω?
Bibliography
Jonge, CdE, no. 473.
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 353, no. 1107.
Michel, DMG, 4.1.c_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3150
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CBd-3150. 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/3150 on 09-03-2025.
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