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Magical gem: Aphrodite, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3542
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner 2954
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner 2954
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 242; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.a_26; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 340
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue); limestone
Dimensions:
41 x 37 x 6.9 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene; jewellery: necklace
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; αρρωριφρασις and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Blue lapis lazuli with limestone inlay. Surface strongly abraded.

A: Nude Aphrodite anadyomene wringing her hair and wearing a necklace. Traces of Greek inscription in one line on the left and three lines on the right.
B: Greek inscription in six lines: [- -]αρω|ριφρασιτονθορο|[- -]θοβρισ[-]σητιιιιοσ|[- - -]σˇˇ[- -]ιιρπνοεοχθουριθ|[-]ινεπσιοιοσηγπιτππρο|[- - -]απω[- -]γι → voces including a variant of αρρωριφρασις.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 242.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3542

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3542

Last modified: 2019-09-11 18:54:43
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3542
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CBd-3542. 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/3542 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10393

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B