Talismans - Magical gem: Asclepius (A) voces (B)

Magical gem: Asclepius (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3563

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2203 A

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2203 A

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 234; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 362; Michel, DMG, no. 7_1

Former Collections:

Hakky Bey, Collection

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

20 x 15 x 4 mm

Iconography:

clothing: tunic; clothing: mantle; staff, snake entwined; shoes: boots; Asclepius

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Red jasper. Small chips along the edge.

A: Asclepius wearing a tunic, a mantle and boots, his right hand extended above a serpent entwined staff.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: χαρ|βραθι|χαρ|βραθι → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 234.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3563

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3563

Last modified: 2019-09-14 13:09:00

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CBd-3563. 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/3563 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B