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Magical gem: Ares and Aphrodite, Greek inscription (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3552
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_58.1449 A
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
58.1449 A
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 332; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 350; Michel, DMG, no. 5.3.b_4
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
18 x 14 x 3.9 mm
Iconography:
Ares, Mars ultor-type; Aphrodite; gesture, arms tied; clothing: mantle; shoes: boots; weapon: armour; weapon: helmet; weapon: spear
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, variants

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper. Chipped along the edge.

A: On the left, Ares wearing a helmet, an armour and boots and holding a spear in his right hand. On the right, Aphrodite clad in a mantle below the hips, turning away from Ares and standing with hands tied behind her back with a chain, which is held by Ares. Greek inscription around the scene: δικαιωσ|δεδεσαι → δικαίως δέδεσαι 'You were bound justly.'
B: Greek inscription in three lines: αβλα|θανα|λβα → a variant of Ἀβλαναθαναλβα.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 332.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3552

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3552

Last modified: 2019-09-14 12:22:19
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3552
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CBd-3552. 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/3552 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10403

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B