Magical gem: Anguipes
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4191
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15133
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 54
Material:
chalcedony, white to brown/grey
Dimensions:
13 x 10.9 x 6 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour; stars (3)
Description: Upright oval, both faces convex. White and brown chalcedony. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with two rings.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes in an armour, holding a whip in his right hand and a round shield in his left hand. On each side and below: an eight-pointed star.
B: Plain.
Bibliography
SGG II, 54, Fi 54.
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CBd-4191. 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/4191 on 30-09-2023.
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