Magical gem: Aphrodite anadymene, Greek inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3158
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01113
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01113
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.a_24
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
16 x 12.5 x 2.5 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene
Divine Names & Voces:
αρρωριφρασις and variants
Description: Upright oval, side A flat. Shape 8. White chalcedony, intact.
A: Aphrodite anadyomene in three-quarter view to left, nude, wringing her hair. Greek inscription around the figure: αρωριιρασιφοβερομμαιειρειβρειμο → unknown voces including variant of αρρωριφρασις. In the free field: ιαρα → unknown vox.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 354, no. 1113.
Michel, DMG, 4.1.a_24.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3158
A: Aphrodite anadyomene in three-quarter view to left, nude, wringing her hair. Greek inscription around the figure: αρωριιρασιφοβερομμαιειρειβρειμο → unknown voces including variant of αρρωριφρασις. In the free field: ιαρα → unknown vox.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 354, no. 1113.
Michel, DMG, 4.1.a_24.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3158
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CBd-3158. 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/3158 on 16-03-2025.
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