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Magical gem: Aphrodite, Eros, bird, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3540
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2239
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.2239
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 250; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 338; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.c_3
Former Collections:
Peiresc, Nicholas Claude Fabri de (Beaugensier 1580 – Aix les Bains 1637)
Material:
haematite (black); silver
Dimensions:
27 x 20 x 6 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene; bird: dove; Eros
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; Σαβαώθ; Ἀδωναΐ, variants; Τάρταρος

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Damaged on the surface of side A, mounted in a modern silver pendant. In the collection of N. C. Fabri de Peiresc during the 17th century.

A: Nude Aphrodite anadyomene wringing her hair. On the left: winged Eros. On the right: a bird, probably a dove. In the free field: στεργουσ|ιλαρα|μεμφι → στέργουσα ἱλαρὰ Μεμφίτις 'feeling love, cheerful, Memphite' (interpretation: A. Mastrocinque).
B: Greek inscription in seven lines: ιαωσα|βαωθα|δονηιηκαι|θαλασσακ|αιτουταρτ|αρουσκο|τιν → Ἰάω Σαβαὼθ Ἀδωναῖ καὶ θάλασσαι αἱ τοῦ Ταρτάρου σκότιν (σκότιν for σκοτίαι) 'Ἰάω Σαβαὼθ Ἀδωναῖ and the seas and darknesses of the Netherworld' (interpretation: A. Mastrocinque).

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 250.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3540

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3540

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CBd-3540. 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/3540 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B