Talismans - Magical gem: Anguipes, quadriga, figure, characteres

Magical gem: Anguipes, quadriga, figure, characteres

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3532

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.pgr.10

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.pgr.10

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 30.3.b_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 330

Material:

rock crystal

Dimensions:

20 x 16 x 8 mm

Dating:

Post-antique (?)

Iconography:

Anguipes, cock-headed; figure, unidentified; gesture, arms outstretched; quadriga; weapon: armour; whip

Description: Upright oval, convex. White rock crystal. Surface abraded. Perhaps post-antique (?).

A: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and probably standing on a quadriga. Below the scene: a figure with outstretched arms. In the free field: characteres.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3532

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CBd-3532. 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/3532 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A