Talismans - Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga, Ἰάω Ἀβρασάξ

Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga, Ἰάω Ἀβρασάξ

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3591

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger 359

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger 359

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 296; Michel, DMG, no. 22.4.a_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 387

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

26 x 24 x 6.5 mm

Iconography:

Helios; rays (7); clothing: tunic; whip; gesture, greeting; quadriga; stars (3); moon, crescent; animal: horse

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω

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

A: Helios on his quadriga, to front, crowned with seven rays, clad in a long tunic, his right hand raised in greeting, whip in the left hand. Above, on the left: two stars; on the right: a crescent and a star. Below: ι[α]ω̣αβρασαξ → Ἰάω Ἀβρασάξ.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 296.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3591

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3591

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CBd-3591. 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/3591 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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