Magical gem: Sarapis standing with raised hand (A) Ἰάω (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-413
ID-Number:
GB-BM-MMEu_G 1986,5-1,86
Collection:
GB_London, The British Museum
Inventory:
G 1986,5-1,86
References:
Michel, BM, no. 34; Michel, DMG, no. 45.2.a_5
Former Collections:
Ogden Collection
Material:
obsidian (black)
Dimensions:
20 x 16 x 3 mm
Dating:
3rd c. AD (Michel)
Iconography:
Sarapis; gesture, greeting; modius; clothing, unspecified; scepter, unspecified
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
A: Frontal figure of Sarapis, with head turned left, wearing a long robe, and calathus on the head. Left arm holding a long scepter, right arm raised in greeting.
B: Inscribed in two lines: ια|ω → Ἰάω.
Bibliography
Michel, BM on CBd-413
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-413
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CBd-413. 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/413 on 09-03-2025.
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