Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, τὰ φωνάοντα

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, τὰ φωνάοντα

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3466

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clerq.3443

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clerq.3443

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.2.i_4; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 286

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

gold; jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

19 x 15 x 1.9 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; whip; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Place of discovery:

Yakhmour, Syria

Description: Upright oval, slightly convex. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Mounted in an ancient gold ring. From Yakhmour (Syria).

A: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription below: ιαω → Ἰάω. Around the shield: ταφωναοντα → τὰ φωνάοντα 'the vowels.'
B: Plain.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3443.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3466

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3466

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CBd-3466. 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/3466 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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