Magical gem: Anguipes (A) Ἀβρασάξ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3719
ID-Number:
DK_Copenhagen, NM_241
Collection:
DK_Copenhagen, National Museum
Inventory:
241
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.e_3
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
22 x 25 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: armour; weapon: shield
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; Ἰάω
Description: Upright oval, both sides slightly convex. Shape 4–5. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope), damaged at small parts of the edges.
A: Frontal view of a cock-headed Anguipes in armour, head to right. Whip in the right hand, shield in the left hand. Greek inscription on the right and below the figure: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: αβρ|ασα|ξ → Ἀβρασάξ.
Bibliography
Eitrem 1939, 71–73, no. 2.2.
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CBd-3719. 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/3719 on 09-03-2025.
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