Magical gem: Heracles wrestling lion (A) κκκ φφφ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-3996
ID-Number:
DK_Copenhagen, NM_1612
Collection:
DK_Copenhagen, National Museum
Inventory:
1612
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
18 x 15 mm
Iconography:
Heracles wrestling lion; animal: lion; weapon: club; clothing: mantle
Divine Names & Voces:
κκκ; κολοκερ κολοφοσειρ and variants
Description: Both sides upright oval and convex, side B more strongly so. Shape 4–5. Red jasper, intact.
A: Heracles standing to left, grappling with a lion, wearing a mantle. Club in the field on the right. Greek inscription around the figure: κερκολοφοσειρ → .variant of κολοκερ κολοφοσειρ.
B: κκκ|φφφ.
Bibliography
Eitrem 1939, 76–77.
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CBd-3996. 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/3996 on 09-03-2025.
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