Talismans - Magical gem: Isis (A) Ἰάω, Σολομών and Σαβαώθ (B)

Magical gem: Isis (A) Ἰάω, Σολομών and Σαβαώθ (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3251

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2028

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2028

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 111; Michel, DMG, no. 30.3.c_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 88

Former Collections:

Louis XIV, Collection, Cabinet du Roi

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

17 x 12 x 2.5 mm

Iconography:

Isis; clothing: garment; crown, Isis-; sistrum; vessel: situla

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ, variants; Σολομών

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Small chip at the lower right edge of side A, mounted in a modern gold and silver setting with suspension loop.

A: Isis facing left, shown in a long garment, wearing the Isis-crown, holding a sistrum in her right hand and a situla in her left.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ιαω|σολομον|σαβαω → Ἰάω, Σολομών, Σαβαώ.

BIbliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 111.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3251

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3251

Last modified: 2019-10-30 14:24:00

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3251

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CBd-3251. 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/3251 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B