Talismans - Magical gem in an ancient silver ring: Isis-Tyche, Greek inscription

Magical gem in an ancient silver ring: Isis-Tyche, Greek inscription

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3662

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.1724 A

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.1724 A

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 109; Michel, DMG, no. 30.6.a_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 430

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

9 x 7 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Isis-Tyche; clothing: mantle; modius; rudder; cornucopia; clothing: tunic

Description: Upright oval, flat. Shape 8. Red jasper. Mounted in a Roman silver ring. Acquired by M. Hakky Bey in Paris on 16 June 1900 (reg.M.3947).

A: Isis-Tyche clad in a garment and a mantle, crowned with a calathus, left hand holding a steering oar, right hand a cornucopia. Greek inscription around the figure, in mirror writing: ευτυχι αριστενετη → εὐτύχει Ἀρισταινέτη 'Good luck, Aristainete!'
B: No information.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 109.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3662

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3662

Last modified: 2019-10-19 19:17:14

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CBd-3662. 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/3662 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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