Talismans - Magical gem: Two goddesses, bull, crescent, star (A) vox (B)

Magical gem: Two goddesses, bull, crescent, star (A) vox (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3298

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2875

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2875

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 222; Michel, DMG, no. 17.1.a_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 131

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

21 x 17 x 4 mm

Iconography:

animal: bull; solar disk; crown, unspecified; figure, female; clothing: garment; pedestal; moon, crescent; star

Divine Names & Voces:

Μαρμαραουώθ and variants

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown jasper. Intact.

A: In the middle of the scene, a bull (Apis?) with decorated body, standing on a pedestal, facing right, wearing the solar disk between its horns. On each side of the bull, a goddess facing the bull with hands raised in adoration, wearing a crown and dressed in long garment. Above the bull: a crescent and an eight-pointed star.
B: μαρμ|αραωθ → variant of Μαρμαραουώθ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 222.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3298

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3298

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CBd-3298. 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/3298 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B