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

Magical gem: Helios (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3586

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_AA.Seyrig.86

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

AA.Seyrig.86

References:

Bonner 1954, no. 34; Michel, DMG, no. 22.2.e_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 381

Former Collections:

Seyrig, Henry (Beirut)

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

13.5 x 11.5 x 4 mm

Iconography:

weapon: harpe; Helios; whip; rays (9)

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, side A convex. Shape 6–18. Translucent white chalcedony. Intact.

A: Nude Helios standing to front, crowned with nine rays, holding a whip in his raised left hand and a harpe (?) in his right hand.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: τιτανα|βαραροχ|ορ → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Bonner 1954, no. 34.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3586

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3586

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CBd-3586. 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/3586 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B