Magical gem in a gold setting: Bust of Sarapis on a foot
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4167
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
1343
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 30
Former Collections:
Andreini, Pier' Andrea; Gori, Antonio Francesco (Firenze); Medici (Firenze)
Material:
jasper, red
Dimensions:
11.5 x 8 x 2.2 mm
Iconography:
modius; star; Sarapis; bust; foot (independent motif)
Description: Upright oval, flat. Red jasper. Mounted in a modern gold setting with two rings.
A: Bust of Sarapis crowned with a modius, pinned to a human foot. On the left: an eight-pointed star.
B: No information.
Bibliography
SGG II, 44, Fi 30.
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CBd-4167. 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/4167 on 30-09-2023.
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Credits Photo: Attilio Mastrocinque
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