Magical gem in a gold setting: Anguipes (A) voces (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4188
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15126
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 3.A.1.n_3; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 51
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
14.5 x 11 x 2.8 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Small part broken off on the edge of side B. Mounted in a modern gold setting with a ring.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes in an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. Inscription on the shield: character θρ|ρμο|οω → unidentified voces.
B: Greek inscription in three lines: ραηρ|θψωηρ|ρευφει → unidentified voces.
Bibliography
SGG II, 53, Fi 51.
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CBd-4188. 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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