Magical gem in a gold setting: Isis-Tyche, Nike, Helios, Selene
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CBd-Number:
CBd-4219
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
1755
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 82
Former Collections:
Andreini, Pier' Andrea
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
13.5 x 11 x 2 mm
Iconography:
animal: lion; modius; Selene; Helios; Nike; cornucopia; clothing: garment; figure, winged; Isis-Tyche; crown, unspecified; rudder; busts (2)
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Transverse oval, flat. Green jasper (heliotrope). Mounted in a modern gold setting with two rings. Previously in the Andreini collection.
A: On the left, Isis-Tyche wearing a long garment and a calathus, left hand holding a steering oar, right hand a cornucopia. On the right, winged Nike also dressed in a long garment, offering a crown. Between the two deities, a lion and a Greek inscription: χαια → unidentified. Above: busts of Helios and Selene.
B: No information.
Bibliography
SGG II, 66–67, Fi 82.
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CBd-4219. 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/4219 on 08-10-2024.
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