Magical gem: Bust of Sarapis
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4160
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
1354
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 23
Material:
carnelian, yellow to orange
Dimensions:
14 x 10 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Sarapis; modius; bust; star; moon, crescent
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. Orange carnelian. Intact.
A: Bust of Sarapis wearing a modius. On the left side: a six-pointed star and a crescent. On the right, Greek inscription running vertically: δαμωνοσ → unidentified vox.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGG II, 42, Fi 23.
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CBd-4160. 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/4160 on 19-04-2025.
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