Magical gem in post-antique gold setting: Baboon, crocodile, quadruped, scarab (A) voces (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4173
ID-Number:
IT-FiMAN_15143
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15143
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 42.2.a_3; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 36
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
21.5 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Iconography:
animal: baboon; animal: quadruped, unspecified; animal: crocodile; balance; scarab, with outstreched wings
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified; vocales, αεηιουω; θωβαρβαραυ and variants; Θώθ
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green japser with red spots (heliotrope). Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with suspension hoops at the top and bottom.
A: Baboon holding a balance in the right hand, sitting on the back of a crocodile which stands on a quadruped with a scarab below, represented with outstreched wings. On the left: a character.
B: Greek inscription in six lines, beginning with a character: λαν|χουφιφ|ωυθθωβ|αρραβαυ|αεηιουω|φρηυφθ → voces including Θώθ, θωβαρβαραυ and the Greek vowel series.
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 42.2.a_3.
SGG II, 46, Fi 33.
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CBd-4173. 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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