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Magical gem: Eros and Psyche, Greek inscription (A) Anguipes (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3679
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg. M.6255
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. M.6255
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 324; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.b_5; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 448
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
16 x 13 x 2.9 mm
Iconography:
Eros and Psyche; weapon: shield; weapon: armour; whip; Anguipes, cock-headed; clothing: garment; plant: tree; gesture, arms tied; Psyche; Eros bound; torch, inverted
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; Ἔρως

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Chip on the edge.

A: On the left, Eros, nude, his hands bound behind him to a tree. On the right, winged Psyche wearing a long garment and holding a torch. Behind her, in mirror writing: ερωσ → Ἔρως. In the free field, Greek inscription in mirror writing: ωσσυ|εμε|καγωσε → ὡς σὺ ἐμέ κάγώ σε 'For you (did it) to me, I (do it) to you.'
B: Cock-headed Anguipes wearing an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. On the right: ιαω → Ἰάω.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 324.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3679

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3679

Last modified: 2019-09-09 18:45:46
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CBd-3679. 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/3679 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10500

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B