Magical gem in a gold setting: Anguipes (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4187
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15127
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 50
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
9 x 6.7 x 3 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour
Divine Names & Voces:
Ἰάω
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 a ring.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes dressed in an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription above: ιαω → Ἰάω.
B: Characteres.
Bibliography
SGG II, 52, Fi 50.
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CBd-4187. 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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