Talismans - Magical gem: Ouroboros, Greek letters, characteres (A) Ouroboros, αιαναγβα-logos (B)

Magical gem: Ouroboros, Greek letters, characteres (A) Ouroboros, αιαναγβα-logos (B)

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CBd-Number:

CBd-3929

ID-Number:

Fr-BnF-CdM_Blanchet 10

Collection:

FR_Paris, Cabinet des Médailles

Inventory:

Blanchet 10

References:

Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 476; Michel, DMG, no. 28.4.b_14; Mastrocinque 2014, no. 688

Former Collections:

Blanchet, Jules-Adrien (1866–1957)

Material:

agate, brown and white

Dimensions:

17 x 7.5 mm

Iconography:

Ouroboros

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Logoi:

αιαναγβα-logos and variants

Description: Round gem, both faces convex. Shape 4–5. Red banded agate. Chipped on the edge.

A: Ouroboros enclosing characteres and Greek letters in two lines.
B: Ouroboros enclosing a Greek inscription in five lines: α̣ιναχ|βολαμο|ραξθισαλα|μαξααβα|κεαζα → variant of the αιαναγβα-logos.

Bibliography
Delatte–Derchain 1964, no. 476.
Mastrocinque 2014, no. 688.

Last modified: 2019-10-24 08:26:31

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CBd-3929. 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/3929 on 09-03-2025.

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Credits Photo: A. Mastrocinque

Notes Side A and B