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

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

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3518

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner.2900

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner.2900

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 14; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 312; Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.2.e_2

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

21 x 20 x 5.2 mm

Iconography:

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

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; Ἀδωναΐ, variants; Μιχαήλ

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 10. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Intact.

A: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his raised right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Below: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: αδωνε|αιλωε|μιχαηλ → voces including a variant of Ἀδωναΐ and Μιχαήλ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 14.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3518

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3518

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CBd-3518. 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/3518 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B