Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω (A) vocales, Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω (A) vocales, Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3479

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.62

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet.62

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 31; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 299; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.4.a_4

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

17 x 13 x 2.9 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes; weapon: armour; weapon: sword; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome; Ἰάω; vocales

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with brown parts (heliotrope). Half is missing.

A: Anguipes in an armour, holding a sword in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription on the shield: ια|ω → Ἰάω.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: [...]ηιεηιο|[...]ιιηωια|[αβλ]αναθα|[να]λβα → vocales and the Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 31.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3479

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3479

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Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3479

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CBd-3479. 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/3479 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B