Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω Σαβαώθ, σεμεσειλαμ, crescent, stars (A) Ἀβρασάξ (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω Σαβαώθ, σεμεσειλαμ, crescent, stars (A) Ἀβρασάξ (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3515

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.4

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet.4

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 22; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.2.i_7; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 309

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

agate (all colours); agate, green to grey

Dimensions:

28 x 23 x 7 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω; weapon: armour; moon, crescent; stars (6)

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ; σεμεσειλαμ and variants; Ἀβρασάξ, variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. Shape 1. Green and white agate. Small chip on the edge.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his raised left hand and a round shield in his right hand. Mirror writing on the shield: ιαω|σαβα|ωθ → Ἰάω Σαβαώθ. Inscription all around: σεμεσιλαμψ → variant of σεμεσειλαμ. In the free field: crescent and six stars.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: α|βρα|σα|ζ → variant of Ἀβρασάξ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 22.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3515

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3515

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CBd-3515. 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/3515 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B