Magical gem in a gold setting: Anguipes (A) characteres (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4193
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15130
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 56
Material:
onyx (banded)
Dimensions:
14 x 10 x 2.8 mm
Iconography:
Anguipes, cock-headed; whip; weapon: shield; weapon: armour
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. White, brown and pink banded onyx. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with a ring.
A: Cock-headed Anguipes in an armour, holding a whip in his raised right hand and a round shield in his left hand.
B: Characteres.
Bibliography
SGG II, 55, Fi 56.
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CBd-4193. 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/4193 on 30-09-2023.
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