Talismans - Magical gem: Aphrodite, Βαϊνχωωωχ (A) crab, Ἰάω (B)

Magical gem: Aphrodite, Βαϊνχωωωχ (A) crab, Ἰάω (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3549

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger 366

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger 366

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 248; Michel, DMG, no. 4.1.e_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 347

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

23 x 19 x 2.8 mm

Iconography:

Aphrodite anadyomene; crab

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; Βαϊνχωωωχ

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Grey jasper. Reworked on the edge.

A: Aphrodite anadyomene standing to front, head to right, nude, wringing her hair. Inscription around the edge, beginning at top right: β̣αινχωωωχ̣ → Βαϊνχωωωχ.
B: A crab. Inscription around: ιαω → Ἰάω.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 248.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3549

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3549

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CBd-3549. 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/3549 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B