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Magical gem: Isis standing on a crocodile, Greek inscription
CBd-Number:
CBd-3240
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.53
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Blanchet.53
References:
Bonner, SMA D. 12; Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 209; Michel, DMG, no. 30.5_7; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 86
Former Collections:
Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
18 x 13 x 2.5 mm
Iconography:
Isis; clothing: garment; object, unidentified; vessel: situla; scepter, unspecified; animal: crocodile; stars (2); crown, double feathers
Divine Names & Voces:
Σάραπις

Description: Upright oval, flat. Green jasper. Shape 8. Chipped along the edge.

A: Isis standing on a crocodile, facing right, wearing a long garment, her head topped with a crown of double feathers, holding an object in her right hand and a situla and a scepter in her left hand. There is a star on each side of the figure. Inscription all around, beginning at the top right: παντανεικαοσαραπισ → πάντα νικᾷ ὁ Σάραπις 'Sarapis overcomes all'.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 209.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3240

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3240

Last modified: 2019-07-06 17:21:37
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3240
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CBd-3240. 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/3240 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 9961

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A