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-3639

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger 361

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger 361

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 279; Michel, DMG, no. 23.1.c_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 404

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

obsidian (black)

Dimensions:

15 x 14 x 3 mm

Iconography:

Heracles wrestling lion; clothing: kilt

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, almost round, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black obsidian. Chipped along the edge.

A: Heracles wearing a short kilt, wrestling a lion. On the left side of the scene: the letter ι. Above, on the left: a character. On the right, vertically: character νικιεν → unidentified voces.
B: Inscrirption running in three columns: υννρ|υουζο|ννεο → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 279.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3639

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3639

Last modified: 2019-09-28 15:04:01

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CBd-3639. 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/3639 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B