Magical gem in a gold setting: Anguipes (A) voces (B)
Download PDF
CBd-Number:
CBd-4186
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15124
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 49
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
13.8 x 13 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἀβρασάξ; voces, unidentified; vocales
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green jasper. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with two rings.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes in armour with a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Greek inscription on the left: λι|αη| character μ → unidentified voces. On the right: ωω|υ → vocales.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: αβρασαξ|θασβερβη → voces including Ἀβρασάξ.
Bibliography
SGG II, 52, Fi 49.
Last modified: 2020-12-29 21:54:16
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/4186
CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-4186. 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/4186 on 22-10-2024.
Zoom
