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Magical gem: Bird-headed figure (A) jackal-headed figure (B) voces (C)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3706
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg. N.3503
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. N.3503
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 128; Michel, DMG, no. 24.3.c_9; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 478
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
17 x 12.5 x 1.6 mm
Iconography:
figure, bird-headed; clothing: kilt; vessel, unspecified; scepter, unspecified; figure, winged; scepter, lotus; flail; figure, cynocephalus; snakes (2)
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω; Ἀδωναΐ, variants

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper. Chipped along the edge.

A: Winged, bird-headed figure wearing a kilt, holding a scepter in his left hand and a vessel in his right hand. Two snakes with head to left, protrude from each side of his long neck.
B: One-legged (?), jackal-headed figure with winged feet, dressed in a kilt, right hand holding a vessel, left hand clutching a flail and a scepter that ends in a lotus flower.
C: Greek inscription on the edge: ιαωαβρασαξαδωνιε → Ἰάω, Ἀβρασάξ and a variant of Ἀδωναΐ.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 128.
Mastrocinque 2014 on CBd-3706

The Cabinet des Médailles database on CBd-3706

Last modified: 2019-10-21 22:27:47
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/3706
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CBd-3706. 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/3706 on 09-03-2025.

Image-ID 10539

Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Rights © Bibliothèque nationale de France, Cabinet des Médailles

Notes Side A and B