Talismans - Magical gem: Eagle-headed figure, voces (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome (B)

Magical gem: Eagle-headed figure, voces (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3453

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clerq.3466

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clerq.3466

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 17.1.c_6; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 273

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

24.5 x 17 x 3.5 mm

Iconography:

figure, eagle-headed; weapon: armour; gesture, hand raised to mouth; hieroglyph, ankh

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome; voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Missing parts at the bottom.

A: Eagle-headed figure wearing an armour, raising his right hand to his beak and holding an ankh-sign in his left hand. Greek inscription running along the edge: τλαιτλαμμλευιειλιλ → unidentified voces.
B: Greek inscription in five lines: α|βλα|ναθα|ναλβ|α → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3466.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3453

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3453

Last modified: 2019-10-30 14:42:13

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3453

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CBd-3453. 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/3453 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B