Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, star (A) voces (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, star (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3475

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.44

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet.44

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 35; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 295; Michel, DMG, no. 3.E_2

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

19 x 14 x 3,5 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield; star; gesture, hand raised to mouth; solar disk

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper. Intact.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes dressed in an armour, his head crowned with the solar disk, his right hand raised to his mouth and a round shield is held by his left hand. Inscription around the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω. Above his head, on the right: a star.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: α|βρω|βρι → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 35.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3475

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3475

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CBd-3475. 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/3475 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B