Magical gem: Cynocephalus (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3191
ID-Number:
NL-Leiden-RMO_GS-01129
Collection:
NL_Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
Inventory:
GS-01129
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 42.3_3
Former Collections:
Hague, Royal Coin Cabinet
Material:
plasma (green)
Dimensions:
15.5 x 12.5 x 4.5 mm
Iconography:
animal: cynocephalus; gesture, ithyphallic; modius
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; voces, unidentified
Description: Upright oval, side A flat, side B convex. Shape 2–3. Green plasma, chipped at the edge.
A: Ithyphallic baboon standing to right, left hand holding its phallus, right hand resting on the modius on its head. Greek inscription to the left: ιαω → Ἰάω, to the right: θυθω → unidentified vox.
B: Characteres and Greek letters in four lines.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 358, no. 1129.
Michel, DMG, 42.3_3.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3191
A: Ithyphallic baboon standing to right, left hand holding its phallus, right hand resting on the modius on its head. Greek inscription to the left: ιαω → Ἰάω, to the right: θυθω → unidentified vox.
B: Characteres and Greek letters in four lines.
Bibliography
Maaskant-Kleibrink 1978, 358, no. 1129.
Michel, DMG, 42.3_3.
Rijksmuseum website on CBd-3191
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CBd-3191. 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/3191 on 09-03-2025.
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