Magical gem in post-antique gold setting: Figure on a crocodile (A) Μιχαήλ Γαβριήλ (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4169
ID-Number:
IT-FiMAN_15077
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15077
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 35.1.a_2; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 32
Material:
haematite (black)
Dimensions:
24 x 19.8 x 4.5 mm
Iconography:
Sarapis?; clothing: mantle; clothing: tunic; scepter, unspecified; animal: crocodile; stars (7); moon, crescent; Kronos?
Divine Names & Voces:
Μιχαήλ; Γαβριήλ and variants
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Black haematite. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with a small suspension hoop.
A: Male figure (Kronos/Sarapis?) wearing a long tunic and a mantle, standing atop a crocodile and holding a harpe or scepter in his right hand. On the left: three stars and a crescent. On the right: four stars.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: μιχαηλ|γαβριηλ → Μιχαήλ Γαβριήλ.
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 35.1.a_2.
SGG II, 45, Fi 32.
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CBd-4169. The Campbell Bonner Magical Gems Database (2010-), developed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, editor-in-chief: Á. M. Nagy.
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