Magical gem in a gold setting: Male figure on Mount Argaeus
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4199
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
1268
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 62
Material:
carnelian, yellow to orange
Dimensions:
16.5 x 12 x 3.9 mm
Iconography:
moon, crescent; star; scepter, unspecified; figure, male; Mons Argaeus
Description: Upright oval, flat. Orange carnelian. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with two rings.
A: Mount Argaeus with a nude male figure, leaning on a scepter on the top. On the left: a crescent. On the right: an eight-pointed star.
B: No information.
Bibliography
SGG II, 58, Fi 62.
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CBd-4199. 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/4199 on 08-10-2024.
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