Talismans - Magical gem: Heracles throttling lion, voces (A) voces (B)

Magical gem: Heracles throttling lion, voces (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3616

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet 46

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet 46

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 277; Michel, DMG, no. 23.1. b_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 400

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

16 x 13 x 3.2 mm

Iconography:

Heracles wrestling lion; weapon: club

Divine Names & Voces:

κκκ; κολοκερ κολοφοσειρ and variants; σκυθουορ and variants

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

A: Heracles, nude, grappling with a lion. On the right: a club. Greek inscription running around the scene: σκυθο υορ → σκυθουορ.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: κολοκερ|κκκ|κολοφοσ|ειρ → κολοκερ κολοφοσειρ interrupted by κκκ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 277.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3616

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3616

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CBd-3616. 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/3616 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B