Talismans - Magical gem: Lizard, Greek inscription

Magical gem: Lizard, Greek inscription

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CBd-Number:

CBd-4073

ID-Number:

It-Ravenna-MNR_1520

Collection:

IT_Ravenna, Museo Nazionale di Ravenna

Inventory:

1520

References:

Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Ra 18

Material:

jasper, green and red

Dimensions:

12.5 x 9.6 x 2 mm

Iconography:

animal: lizard

Divine Names & Voces:

voces, unidentified

Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8. Green and yellow jasper. Chipped on the edge.

A: Lizard. Greek inscription on the left, vertically: β αι. On the right, vertically: θ ωρ → unidentified voces.
B: Plain.

Bibliography
SGG II, 124, Ra 18.

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CBd-4073. 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/4073 on 26-01-2025.

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Credits Photo: Attilio Mastrocinque

Notes Side A