Talismans - Magical gem: Eros and Psyche, voces (A) νιχαρωπληξ (B)

Magical gem: Eros and Psyche, voces (A) νιχαρωπληξ (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3677

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet 59

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet 59

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 327; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 446; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.c_3

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

haematite (black)

Dimensions:

15 x 16.5 x 3.9 mm

Iconography:

Eros and Psyche; clothing: garment

Divine Names & Voces:

Δαμναμενεύς; νιχαρωπληξ and variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Upper half missing, surface abraded.

A: Winged Eros, nude, facing another person in a long garment, probably Psyche. On the left, vertically: [δαμ]ναμενευσ → Δαμναμενεύς. On the right, letter ω is visible from the inscription behind Psyche.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: [νειχ]αρ|[ο]πληξ → variant of νιχαρωπληξ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 327.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3677

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3677

Last modified: 2019-11-13 21:54:09

Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3677

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CBd-3677. 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/3677 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B