Magical gem in a gold setting: Aphrodite and Ares (A) Greek inscription (B)
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4207
ID-Number:
IT-FiMAN_15092
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15092
References:
Michel, DMG, no. 5.3.b_6; Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 70
Material:
jasper, green to black
Dimensions:
26.5 x 20 x 4 mm
Iconography:
Aphrodite; shoes: boots; gesture, arms tied; weapon: spear; weapon: shield; weapon: helmet; weapon: armour; clothing: mantle; Ares, Mars ultor-type; altar
Description: Upright oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Dark green jasper. Mounted in a post-antique gold setting with two hoops.
A: On the left, Aphrodite clad in a mantle below the hips, her left hand tied with a chain which is held by Ares who stands on the right. He wears a helmet, armour and boots and holds a spear in his left hand. On the left: a shield. Between them: an altar.
B: Greek inscription in six lines: μνησ|θη|ευτυχι|πετρα|σαβρα|θα → μνησθῇ εὐτύχει Πέτρα Σαβράθα 'Remember, good luck, Πέτρα, Σαβράθα!'
Bibliography
Michel, DMG, 5.3.b_6.
SGG II, 61, Fi 70.
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CBd-4207. 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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