Talismans - Magical gem: Hermes, vocales (A) voces (B)

Magical gem: Hermes, vocales (A) voces (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3642

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg. M.8416

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Reg. M.8416

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 229; Michel, DMG, no. 24.1.a_4; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 407

Material:

agate, red to brown

Dimensions:

20 x 16 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Hermes; clothing: mantle; shoes: boots; money bag; kerykeion

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω; voces, unidentified; vocales, αεηιουω

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Red and white agate. Intact.

A: Hermes, nude apart from his winged boots, a mantle thrown over his left arm. He holds a kerykeion in his left hand, and clutches a money bag in his right hand. Greek inscription around: αεηειουω → the Greek vowel series.
B: Greek inscription in four lines: ρουρο|βραθυε|χνετεει|ιαω → voces including Ἰάω.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 229.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3642

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3642

Last modified: 2019-09-28 15:16:24

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CBd-3642. 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/3642 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B