Talismans - Magical gem: Thoth trampling on a crocodile, scarab, birds (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

Magical gem: Thoth trampling on a crocodile, scarab, birds (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3272

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clerq.3465

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clerq.3465

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 27.4.b_4; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 100

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

15 x 10.5 x 4 mm

Iconography:

birds (2); scarab, with outstreched wings; Thoth; gesture, ithyphallic; scepter, unspecified; animal: crocodile

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8c–9c. Dark green jasper with red flecks (heliotrope). Intact.

A: Circle (maybe a stylized Ouroboros) enclosing the ithyphallic figure of Thoth with the head of an ibis, facing left, trampling on a crocodile, holding a scepter in his right hand. Above: a winged scarab. On each side of the deity: a bird.
B: Greek inscription: αβλανα|θαναλβα → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3465.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3272

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3272

Last modified: 2019-10-30 14:30:16

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3272

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CBd-3272. 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/3272 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B