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Magical gem: Ouroboros, voces (A) voces, characteres (B)
CBd-Number:
CBd-3915
ID-Number:
Fr-BnF-CdM_Froehner 2828
Collection:
FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles
Inventory:
Froehner 2828
References:
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 475; Michel, DMG, no. 28.4.a_1; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 683
Former Collections:
Froehner, Wilhelm (1834–1925)
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
18.5 x 16.5 x 2.1 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; vocales; Ἀκραμμαχαμαρεί and variants; Θώθ; Σωθίς
Logoi:
αιαναγβα-logos and variants

Description: Side A transverse oval, side B upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper with red spots (heliotrope). Chipped on the edge.

A: Ouroboros enclosing a Greek inscription in nine lines: σαλαμαζα|βαμαιαζα|αβραοε character |αιαναξ|χθεισα|βαρμαιλδλ|αβαναχθα|πιπζξα|βαγτ̣μεα → voces including a variant of the αιαναγβα-logos. Greek inscription running vertically: αδαμαχθα → unidentified voces.
B: Greek inscription in nine lines (a few letters of the first three lines in mirror writing): ω|ωτ character ζεαια| character αεθζητε|σαλαμαζα|βαμαιαζα|σωθισε|θουθοχευ|ιαημα|καμαρια → voces including a variant of the αιαναγβα-logos, Σωθίς, a variant of Θώθ, vocales and a variant of Ἀκραμμαχαμαρεί.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 475.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 683.

Last modified: 2019-10-24 08:03:56
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CBd-3915. 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/3915 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

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Notes Side A and B