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Magical gem: Vocales (A) σισισρω-logos, voces (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3840
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Reg. N.3508
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Reg. N.3508
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 511; Michel, DMG, no. 28.13.a_8; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 616
Material:
agate, red to brown
Dimensions:
38 x 30 x 6 mm
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; vocales
Logoi:
σισισρω-logos

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Brown agate. Chipped and broken off on the edge.

A: Ouroboros enclosing three characteres and two lines of Greek inscription: ιαηιεηι|ουωηιη → vocales.
B: Greek inscription in eight lines: σισισρω|σισιφερμου|χμουωραβ|ρασαξ|αχλοβαρα̣|ζαραχω|βαριχαμ|μωσικηρ → voces including a variant of the σισισρω-logos.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 511.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 616.

Last modified: 2019-10-29 15:20:05
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CBd-3840. 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/3840 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B