Talismans - Magical gem: Psyche bound, Greek inscription (A) vocales (B)

Magical gem: Psyche bound, Greek inscription (A) vocales (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3681

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Schlumberger 360

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Schlumberger 360

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 328; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 450; Michel, DMG, no. 15.2.a_3

Former Collections:

Schlumberger, Gustave (1844–1929)

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

15 x 12.5 x 2.9 mm

Iconography:

Psyche bound; gesture, arms tied; clothing: garment; griffin; column; wheel

Divine Names & Voces:

vocales

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper. Intact, save for a small chip at the edge.

A: Psyche dressed in a long garment, her hands bound behind her back to a column with a griffin on the top, its paw resting on a wheel. Greek inscription on the left: δικαιωσ → δικαίως 'Justly.'
B: Greek inscription: ιαηι → vocales.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 328.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3681

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3681

Last modified: 2019-09-09 18:52:01

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CBd-3681. 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/3681 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B