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Magical gem: Anguipes, star, Ἀβρασάξ, Σαβαώθ, Ἰάω (A) voces, the Greek vowel series (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3488
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2964
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner.2964
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 24; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.g_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 308
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
25 x 19 x 3.3 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω; Ἀδωναΐ; Σαβαώθ, variants; vocales, αεηιουω; Μιχαήλ

Description: Upright oval, side A slightly convex. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Mounted in an ancient gold setting.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his raised right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription running along the edge: αβρασαξσαβαωιαω → Ἀβρασάξ, variant of Σαβαώθ, Ἰάω. On the left: an eight-pointed star.
B: Greek inscription in six lines: ιαω|σαβαω|αδωναι|μιχαηλ|αεηιο|υω → Ἰάω, variant of Σαβαώθ, Ἀδωναΐ, Μιχαήλ, the Greek vowel series.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 24.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3488

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3488

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CBd-3488. 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/3488 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10357

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B