Magical gem: Gryllos (A) vox (B)
Download PDF
CBd-Number:
CBd-4237
Collection:
IT_Firenze, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inventory:
15142
References:
Mastrocinque, SGG II, no. Fi 100; Michel, DMG, no. 55.3.d_2
Material:
jasper, green and red
Dimensions:
19 x 11.4 x 2.8 mm
Iconography:
head (independent motif); kerykeion; object, unidentified; rudder; bird: cock; wreath; gryllos
Divine Names & Voces:
voces, unidentified
Description: Side A upright oval, side B transverse oval, both faces flat. Shape 8–9. Green and red jasper (heliotrope). Chipped along the edge.
A: Gryllos standing on a wreath, with a human face protruding from the chest, an unidentified object falling in the lacuna, a kerykeion above and a steering oar on the left.
B: Greek inscription in two lines: σοη|μα → unidentified vox.
Bibliography
SGG II, 72–73, Fi 100.
Last modified: 2021-01-04 16:24:47
Link:cbd.mfab.hu/cbd/4237
CITE THIS PAGE
CBd-4237. 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/4237 on 22-10-2024.
Zoom
