Talismans - Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga (A) vocales (B) Ἀδωναΐ (C)

Magical gem: Helios driving quadriga (A) vocales (B) Ἀδωναΐ (C)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3609

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner 2869

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Froehner 2869

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 297; Michel, DMG, no. 22.4.b_10; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 392

Former Collections:

Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

29 x 18 x 7.1 mm

Iconography:

Helios; quadriga; rays (3); whip; clothing: mantle; plant: palm branch

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; vocales; Ἀδωναΐ, variants

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red dots (heliotrope). Chipped along the edge.

A: Helios standing on the quadriga, crowned with three rays. He wears a mantle, his right hand raised in greeting, whip held in the left hand. Inscription above: ηλει → vox. Below the quadriga: a palm branch.
B: Greek inscription: αεωνι → αεω{ν}<η>ι, vocales.
C: Greek inscription running around the edge: αδωναιε → variant of Ἀδωναΐ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 297.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3609

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3609

Last modified: 2019-09-24 19:38:07

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3609

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CBd-3609. 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/3609 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B