Talismans - Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga, vocales (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga, vocales (A) Ἀβλαναθαναλβα (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3607

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet 15

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet 15

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 298; Michel, DMG, no. 22.4.b_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 389

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

25 x 16 x 3 mm

Iconography:

Helios; quadriga

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀβλαναθαναλβα, palindrome; vocales

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper. Strongly abraded.

A: Helios on the quadriga. Below, in the free field: αυ ωε → vocales.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: αβλα|ναθαν|αλβα → Ἀβλαναθαναλβα-palindrome.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 298.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3607

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3607

Last modified: 2019-09-24 19:35:24

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CBd-3607. 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/3607 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B