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Magical gem: Eros (A) voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3676
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner 2880
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner 2880
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 325; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 445; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.b_3
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
13 x 10 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Eros; butterfly; torch, inverted
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; Δαμναμενεύς; νιχαρωπληξ and variants

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, side B convex. Shape 7. Black haematite. Small part broken off at the edge, surface abraded. Acquired in Turin in March 1881.

A: Winged Eros in profile to right, nude, holding a butterfly in his left hand and a torch in his right hand.
B: Greek inscription in five lines: νικαροπληξ|δαμναμενευ|τουρπιλιοσαγαθορουσ|τοθρπιλιασωτηρισ|τουρπιλιοσσιλβανοσ → voces including a variant of νιχαρωπληξ, Δαμναμενεύς.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 325.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3676

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3676

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CBd-3676. 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/3676 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10497

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B