Talismans - Magical gem: Eros, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B-C)

Magical gem: Eros, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B-C)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3675

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2223

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2223

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 326; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 444; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.b_4

Material:

magnetite (black)

Dimensions:

10 x 8 x 3 mm

Iconography:

Eros; object, unidentified

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified; νιχαρωπληξ and variants

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black magnetite. Small part broken off, surface strongly abraded.

A: On the right, winged Eros, nude, holding something. Inscription in the free field: πληξονχαρι → variant of νιχαρωπληξ (?), unidentified voces?
B: Greek inscription: ...]χ̣αροπληξ → variant of νιχαρωπληξ.
C: Greek inscription on the edge: ...]ν̣πληξουκτμδφχαρι[... → unidentified voces.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 326.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3675

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3675

Last modified: 2019-10-19 22:31:20

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CBd-3675. 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/3675 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B