Magical gem in ancient iron ring: Cerberus, Greek inscription
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3178
ID-Number:
DK_Copenhagen, Thorvaldsens Museum_I1693
Collection:
DK_Copenhagen, Thorvaldsens Museum
Inventory:
I1693
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 26.3_1
Material:
ironstone
Dimensions:
9 x 12 mm
Iconography:
Cerberus
Divine Names & Voces:
Λαϊλαμ and variants
Description: Transverse oval, side A flat. Shape 8. Iron stone. Surface worn and chipped. Set in an ancient iron ring.
A: Three-headed Cerberus standing to left. Inscription in the free field, above the heads: ευιε; in front of the animal: λυκυθ|λαιλδ|μμ|μαα|ρι; on the body: βιτουλοσ → voces including variant of Λαϊλαμ.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Fossing 1929, 250, no. 1866.
The Thorvaldsens Museum Online Collections on CBd-3178
A: Three-headed Cerberus standing to left. Inscription in the free field, above the heads: ευιε; in front of the animal: λυκυθ|λαιλδ|μμ|μαα|ρι; on the body: βιτουλοσ → voces including variant of Λαϊλαμ.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Fossing 1929, 250, no. 1866.
The Thorvaldsens Museum Online Collections on CBd-3178
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CBd-3178. 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/3178 on 09-03-2025.
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