Talismans - Magical(?) gem in a gold setting: Lion

Magical(?) gem in a gold setting: Lion

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CBd-Number:

CBd-4229

Collection:

IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Inventory:

2472

References:

Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 92

Material:

jasper, yellow

Dimensions:

16 x 13.5 x 2 mm

Iconography:

animal: lion; moon, crescent; star; head, of bull

Description: Transverse oval, flat. Yellow jasper. Mounted in a modern gold setting with a ring.

A: Lion striding to the left, with a bull's head below the neck and a star below the body. Above: a crescent.
B: No information.

Bibliography
SGG II, 70, Fi 92.

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CBd-4229. 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/4229 on 07-09-2024.

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Credits Photo: Attilio Mastrocinque

Notes Side A