Magical gem in gold setting: Ouroboros, scarab, vox (A) Greek letters, characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4175
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15134
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 38
Material:
lapis lazuli (blue)
Dimensions:
12.2 x 12 x 2 mm
Iconography:
Ouroboros; scarab
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Blue lapis lazuli. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with a ring.
A: Ouroboros enclosing a scarab (insect?). Greek inscription above: ιμεθξορ → unidentified vox.
B: Three lines of Greek letters and characteres.
Bibliography
SGG II, 47, Fi 38.
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CBd-4175. 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/4175 on 19-04-2025.
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