Talismans - Magical gem: Isis-Tyche riding a lion (A) Isis (B)

Magical gem: Isis-Tyche riding a lion (A) Isis (B)

Download PDF

CBd-Number:

CBd-3665

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clerq 3459

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clerq 3459

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 30.6.b_2; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 433

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

23.5 x 13/16 x 4 mm

Iconography:

Isis; sistrum; crown, unspecified; animal: lion; scepter, unspecified; thunderbolt; modius; clothing: garment; Isis-Tyche; vessel: situla

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἀσκληπιός

Description: Trapezoid gem. Black haematite. Surface slightly abraded, chip on the edge.

A: Isis-Tyche riding a lion, wearing a long garment and a modius, holding a scepter in her right hand and a thunderbolt in her left hand. Below: ASCLEPIOS.
B: Isis dressed in a long garment and wearing a crown, holding a sistrum in her right hand and a situla in her left hand.

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3459.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3665

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3665

Last modified: 2019-10-19 21:40:51

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3665

CITE THIS PAGE

CBd-3665. 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/3665 on 09-03-2025.

Zoom

Image-ID 10485

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B