Talismans - Magical gem: Archangel (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical gem: Archangel (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3746

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_De Clerq 3495

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

De Clerq 3495

References:

Michel, DMG, no. 20.2.a_4; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 517

Former Collections:

De Clercq, Louis (1836–1901)

Material:

jasper, red

Dimensions:

21 x 15 x 3 mm

Iconography:

angel; clothing: tunic; nimbus; scepter, with star on the top; moon, crescent; stars (4)

Divine Names & Voces:

Μιχαήλ; Γαβριήλ and variants; Οὐριήλ; Σουριήλ

Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown jasper. Intact.

A: Winged archangel with a nimubs, wearing a long tunic, his right hand holding a scepter ending in a crescent and a star. Greek inscription running along the edge: γαβριηλμιχαηλουριηλσουριηλ → Γαβριήλ, Μιχαήλ, Οὐριήλ and Σουριήλ.
B: Greek inscription with two stars above and two below: εισθεοσ → εἷς θεός, 'sole god.'

Bibliography
De Ridder 1911, no. 3495.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 517.

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CBd-3746. 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/3746 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B