Talismans - Magical pendant: Ouroboros, characteres, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B)

Magical pendant: Ouroboros, characteres, Greek inscription (A) Greek inscription (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3836

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_58.2204

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

58.2204

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 500; Michel, DMG, no. 28.5_3; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 612

Material:

chalcedony, white to brown/grey

Dimensions:

15 x 11 x 3.5 mm

Iconography:

Ouroboros, lion-headed; head (independent motif)

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰάω

Logoi:

νυχευα βολβαχ-logos and variants

Description: Transverse oval, both faces flat. Brownish chalcedony. Mounted in a modern silver pendant.

A: Lion-headed Ouroboros enclosing a line beginning with a human head and continuing with three characteres and ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Greek inscription in five lines: νυχευαβ|ολβαχοιοαν|ουευεαηουαα|ηιβαξιχυχ|οκεραταγρασ → variant of the νυχευα βολβαχ-logos.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 500.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 612.

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CBd-3836. 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/3836 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B