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Magical gem: Aphrodite, voces (A) voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3541
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2238 B
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.2238 B
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 241; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.a_18; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 339
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
31 x 24 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; αρρωριφρασις and variants; σωθησινει and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Blue lapis lazuli. Surface slightly abraded.

A: Nude Aphrodite anadyomene wringing her hair. Greek inscription in the free field: αρ|ωρι|φρα|σιχρυ|σιχα|ρον → voces including a variant of αρρωριφρασις.
B: Greek inscription in eleven lines: σωθησ|ινησουι|νθνοβοχο|υθορινθθε|νεπιωσερθεν|εβηιηηηιρβρι|χαρονχαριχα|ονκυπριχαρ|ονιειραπατ|ειρααρωρ|ιφρασι → voces (similar voces on CBd-476) including variants of σωθησινει and αρρωριφρασις.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 241.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3541

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3541

 

Last modified: 2019-09-11 18:55:46
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CBd-3541. 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/3541 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10392

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B