Talismans - Magical gem: Eros, Greek inscription

Magical gem: Eros, Greek inscription

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CBd-Number:

CBd-4069

ID-Number:

It-Ravenna-MNR_1428

Collection:

IT_Ravenna, Museo Nazionale di Ravenna

Inventory:

1428

References:

Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ra 14

Material:

jasper, green to black

Dimensions:

11 x 10 x 2 mm

Iconography:

Eros; butterfly; torch, inverted

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, flat. Dark green jasper. Abraded.

A: Winged Eros holding a torch in the left hand. Between his arms: a butterfly. Greek inscription in the free field: φιε|υ → unidentified voces.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
SGG II, 123, Ra 14.

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CBd-4069. 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/4069 on 22-10-2024.

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Credits Photo: Attilio Mastrocinque

Notes Side A