Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, stars (B) snake, star (B)

Magical gem: Anguipes, Ἰάω, stars (B) snake, star (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3529

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet.13

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet.13

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 37; Michel, DMG, no. 3.B.2_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 325

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

18 x 18 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Anguipes, donkey-headed; weapon: armour; weapon: shield, rectangular; weapon: shield, with Ἰάω; whip; stars (5); snake

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Description: Square gem, both faces flat. Black haematite. Chipped along the edge.

A: Donkey-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his raised right hand and a rectangular shield in his left hand. On the shield, vertically: ιαω → Ἰάω. In the free field: four stars.
B: A snake with a star.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 37.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3529

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3529

Last modified: 2019-11-13 21:35:39

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CBd-3529. 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/3529 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B