Magical gem: Isis kneeling with raised hands (A) Vocales (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-393
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 384, EA 56384
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 384 (ΕA 56384)
References:
Michel, BM, no. 14; Michel, DMG, no. 30.3.a
Material:
heliotrope
Dimensions:
16 x 12 x 3 mm
Dating:
early 4th c. AD (S. Michel)
Iconography:
Isis; moon, crescent; star; crown, atef?; clothing, unspecified; gesture, greeting
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω; vocales; Ἰάω, variants
A: Isis in profile, to left, wearing crown, kneeling, arms raised in greeting. Next to her head, on the left: an eight-pointed star, on the right: a crescent.
B: Inscription in three lines: ιαη|ωια|ω → vocales including Ἰάω.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-393
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-393
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CBd-393. 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/393 on 07-09-2024.
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