Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω Σαβαώθ (A) Greek letters, characteres (C)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω Σαβαώθ (A) Greek letters, characteres (C)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3469

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.pgr.6

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.pgr.6

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 6; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.f_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 289

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

17 x 14 x 2.2 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; whip; solar disk

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8. Green jasper. Small parts are broken off from the edge.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour, holding a whip (in the lacuna) in his raised right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription on the shield: ιαω|σαβ|αωθ → Ἰάω Σαβαώθ. Between his legs: a solar disk.
B: Plain.
C: Greek letters and characteres on the edge: χ character ζχαο character αε three characteres [Fαπ ?].

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 6.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3469

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CBd-3469. 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/3469 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and C