Magical(?) gem in a gold setting: Helios in the quadriga
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4201
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
1511
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 65
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
22 x 12 x 3 mm
Iconography:
moon, crescent; whip; star; rays (4); clothing: mantle; gesture, greeting; Helios; quadriga
Description: Transverse oval, flat. Green jasper. Mounted in a modern gold setting with two rings.
A: Nude Helios standing in the quadriga, head surrounded by four rays, left hand holding a whip behind the back and right hand raised in greeting. Above: an eight-pointed star and a crescent.
B: No information.
Bibliography
SGG II, 59, Fi 65.
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CBd-4201. 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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