Talismans - Amulet(?) gem: Holy rider

Amulet(?) gem: Holy rider

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3762

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2219 bis

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2219 bis

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 299; Michel, DMG, no. 22.3.b_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 533

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

17 x 15 x 2 mm

Iconography:

rider, holy; weapon: spear; animal: horse; dragon; stars (2); scorpion; rays

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Green jasper. Small chip on the edge.

A: Holy rider crowned with rays, holding a spear. His horse is standing on a dragon lying on its back with its mouth open. In front of the horse: a scorpion. Above the horse's head and behind the rider: a star.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 299.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 533.

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CBd-3762. 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/3762 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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