Magical gem: Aphrodite standing on a lion
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3546
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.96
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
AA.Seyrig.96
References:
Bonner 1954, no. 33; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 344; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.b_2
Former Collections:
Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
18 x 13 x 3.4 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite anadyomene; animal: lion
Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8. Red jasper with orange and green. Surface abraded.
A: Nude Aphrodite anadyomene wringing her hair and standing on a lion striding to right.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
Bonner 1954, no. 33.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3546
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CBd-3546. 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/3546 on 09-03-2025.
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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque
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Notes Side A