Magical gem: Donkey biting a bull's head (?) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3164
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01117
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01117
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 48.2_2
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet; Lennep, van, R. J.
Material:
jasper, yellow
Dimensions:
12 x 10.5 x 2 mm
Iconography:
animal: donkey; head, of bull
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Place of discovery:
Asia Minor
Description: Transverse oval, both sides flat. Shape 8–9. Yellow jasper, intact.
From Asia Minor. Purchased forn Van Lennep.
A: A donkey, to left, biting a bull's head(?).
B: Greek inscription in two lines: μουροσ|ρω → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 355, no. 1117.
Michel, DMG, 48.2_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3164
From Asia Minor. Purchased forn Van Lennep.
A: A donkey, to left, biting a bull's head(?).
B: Greek inscription in two lines: μουροσ|ρω → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 355, no. 1117.
Michel, DMG, 48.2_2.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3164
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CBd-3164. 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/3164 on 09-03-2025.
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