Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω (A) Greek vowel series, voces (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω (A) Greek vowel series, voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3478

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger.313

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger.313

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 13; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 298; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.b_30

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

14 x 10 x 3 mm

Iconography:

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

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; voces, unidentified; vocales, αεηιουω

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red parts (heliotrope). Chipped along the edge.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes dressed in an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription on the shield: ια|ω → Ἰάω.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: αεηιο|υωσεισ|εωθ → the Greek vowel series and unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 13.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3478

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3478

Last modified: 2019-10-30 15:55:03

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3478

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CBd-3478. 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/3478 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B